summary	Core i3 3217U	AMD C 70
Clock speed	1.8 GHz	1 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Dual core
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
AMD64
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
power consumption
TDP	17W	9W
Annual home energy cost	4.1 $/year	2.17 $/year
Performance per watt	6.98 pt/W	3.88 pt/W
Typical power consumption	13.81W	7.31W

details	Core i3 3217U	AMD C 70
Threads	4	2
L2 cache	0.5 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core	0.5 MB/core
L3 cache	3 MB	0.5 MB
L3 cache per core	1.5 MB/core	0.25 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	40 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	18	5
Operating temperature	Unknown - 105°C	Unknown - 90°C
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Radeon™ HD 7290
Latest DirectX	11.0	11.0
GPU clock speed	350 MHz	276 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,050 MHz	400 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3L-1333
DDR3RS-1600
DDR3RS-1333

Intel Core i3 3217U vs AMD C 70

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