Intel Core i3 2310M vs. ATHLON X2 L325 1.5 GHz

Hi  

i3 ....

All the best Brett  

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(i3)

Definitely go i3, but as geekapproved said, the a8 will do better in the gfx department. That's nothing a discrete gfx card can't fix, provided you meet the PSU requirements and you have room in your case.

LAPTOP dude, that's why he posted in the "Laptops and Notebooks" section.  

 

Passmark CPU benchmark scores:
AMD Athlon Neo X2 Dual Core L325 @ 1.5Ghz = 814
Intel Core i3-2310M @ 2.10GHz = 2617

A8-3510MX @ 1.8ghz = 2552

I'm not really a fan of Passmark but they are in the same ballpark I'd say
and with the APU being the better graphics.
I dunno.

I personally prefer the A8 over the i3 because of its graphics. Chances are that its GPU is easily on par with whatever the i3 is paired with, if anything at all, and the Passmark scores dont factor in graphics performance, if I remember correctly. The i3 may be a slightly faster processor, but the A8 is a better overall package. Plus, it's a true quad core, instead of a dual core hyperthreaded to a quad... not that it matters, but I like the thought of it.  

That's just my opinion on the whole thing. Take it for what it's worth.

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