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Intel Core i3 3217U
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i3 3217U
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
6.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3217U
 | Is hyperthreaded Yes | | Higher clock speed 1.8 GHz |
| | More l3 cache 3 MB | | More threads 4 |
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Released January, 2013
Intel Celeron 1007U
- 1.5 GHz
- Dual core
5.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Celeron 1007U
| | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Significantly better performance per dollar 3.18 pt/$ |
| | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | | Marginally newer Jan, 2013 |
Many times newer processors are not necessarily better, when compared with older ones. This is the case with the Intel Core i3 3217U and the Intel Celeron 1007U. Despite the Celeron being newer than the i3, the latter beats the Celeron in almost every aspect and I will go into detail about how it does it.
First of all, the two cores of the i3 are clocked at 1.8GHz whereas the Celeron cores are clocked at just 1.5GHz, but this isn’t the only difference. Furthermore the i3 is hyperthreaded, which means it can handle twice the amount of simultaneous threads than the Celeron, but the i3 also has 3MB of L3 cache, which is 1MB more than the Celeron itself.
This simple comparison and show of raw numbers clearly shows that the i3 is better, even if older. The statistics in the sheet below also support this conclusion.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3217U vs 1007U
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 1.8 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 2 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Better performance per watt | 20.85 pt/W | vs | 14.01 pt/W | Around 50% better performance per watt | |||
| Better PassMark score | 2,297 | vs | 1,442 | Around 60% better PassMark score | |||
| Slightly better geekbench (32-bit) score | 2,892 | vs | 2,005 | Around 45% better geekbench (32-bit) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.8 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly better performance per dollar | 3.18 pt/$ | vs | 1.58 pt/$ | More than 2x better performance per dollar | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Marginally newer | Jan, 2013 | vs | Jun, 2012 | Release date 7 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3217U vs Celeron 1007U
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3217U | vs | Celeron 1007U |
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| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 17W | 17W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | 4.1 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 20.85 pt/W | 14.01 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 13.81W | 13.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i3 3217U | vs | Celeron 1007U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| 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 | 2 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nms | 22 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 18 | 15 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 105°C | Unknown - 105°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3RS-1333 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| DDR3RS-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 12,800 MB/s | |
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