Intel Core i3 3217U 

Released June, 2012
  • 1.8 GHz
  • Dual core
4.4 Out of 10

The Intel Core i3 3217U CPU is an ULV processor- meaning it is underclocked so it uses less power at the expense of performance- for laptops, that is based on the Ivy Bridge technology. It’s a dual core processor, with each core clocked at 1.8GHz, but Turbo Boost is not supported, and due to Hyperthreading the two cores can handle up to four parallel threads to better utilise the processor’s resources. The 3217U also comes with an integrated graphics card of the Intel HD Graphics 4000 series, which is in itself a reasonably fast graphics card. Due to its slower performance, this CPU is ideal for smaller laptops or notebooks.
Explore 32 laptops with the Intel Core i3 3217U

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the Intel Core i3 3217U among laptop CPUs (over 15W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 3217U
4.7
Celeron 847
4.7
Celeron 1007U
3.9
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 3217U
5.3
Celeron 847
4.4
Celeron 1007U
5.0
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 3217U
3.0
Celeron 847
n.d.
Celeron 1007U
1.5
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 3217U
5.2
Celeron 847
6.9
Celeron 1007U
3.8
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 3217U
8.1
Celeron 847
10.0
Celeron 1007U
6.4
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 3217U
6.8
Celeron 847
n.d.
Celeron 1007U
6.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
4.4

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i3 3217U
4.4
Celeron 847
6.5
Celeron 1007U
2.5

Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Core i3 3217U

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i3 3217U
10.79 mHash/s
Celeron 1007U
3.71 mHash/s
Celeron 847
n.d.

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i3 3217U
0.86 fps
Celeron 847
0.09 fps
Celeron 1007U
0.33 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 3217U
1,810
Celeron 1007U
1,496
Celeron 847
n.d.

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 3217U
1,540
Celeron 1007U
851
Celeron 847
n.d.

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 3217U
2,966
Celeron 1007U
1,732
Celeron 847
n.d.

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3217U
3,037
Celeron 847
1,460
Celeron 1007U
2,141

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3217U
1,441
Celeron 847
878
Celeron 1007U
1,245

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3217U
93,600 MB/s
Celeron 847
54,500 MB/s
Celeron 1007U
78,500 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Clock speed 1.8 GHz
Cores Dual core
Socket type BGA 1023
Is unlocked No

features

Has a NX bit Yes
Supports trusted computing No
Has virtualization support Yes
Instruction set extensions
  1. MMX
  2. SSE
  3. SSE2
  4. SSE4.1
  5. SSE3
  6. Supplemental SSE3
  7. SSE4.2
  8. AVX
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes

power consumption

TDP 17W
Annual home energy cost 4.1 $/year
Performance per watt 6.97 pt/W
Typical power consumption 13.81W

bus

Architecture DMI 2.0
Number of links 1
Data rate 2,560 MB/s
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s

details

Architecture x86-64
Threads 4 threads
L2 cache 0.5 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 3 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm
Max CPUs 1
Clock multiplier 18
Operating temperature Unknown - 105°C

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 1.8 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 1.8 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 1.8 GHz

integrated graphics

GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Latest DirectX 11.0
Number of displays supported 3
GPU clock speed 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in
Memory type
  1. DDR3L-1600
  2. DDR3-1600
  3. DDR3-1333
  4. DDR3L-1333
  5. DDR3RS-1600
  6. DDR3RS-1333
Channels Dual Channel
Supports ECC No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s
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