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Intel Core i3 3217U
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3217U based on its features.
See full details Intel Core i3 3217U vs AMD Athlon II Neo K125 |
Released June, 2012
Intel Core i3 3217U
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
2.7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3217U
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3217U vs K125 among laptop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 2.7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD Athlon II Neo K125 vs the Intel Core i3 3217U. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3217U vs Athlon II Neo K125
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3217U | vs | Athlon II Neo K125 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
| S1 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 17W | 12W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | 2.89 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 6.98 pt/W | 4.54 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 13.81W | 9.75W | |
details | Core i3 3217U | vs | Athlon II Neo K125 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.77 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | 1.7 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.8 GHz | 1.77 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | N/A | |
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