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Intel Core i5 3317U
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 3317U based on its performance, single-core performance and value.
See full details Intel Core i5 3317U vs i3 3217U |
Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3317U
- 1.7 GHz
- Dual core
7.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3317U
 | Significantly better PCMark 8 home 3.0 accelerated score 2,099 | | Significantly better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 4,042 |
| | Significantly better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score 4,399 | | Better geekbench 3 AES single core score 1,730,000 MB/s |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i3 3217U
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
7.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the i3 3217U
| | Slightly higher clock speed 1.8 GHz | | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 1.8 GHz |
The Intel Core i5 3317U and the Intel Core i3 3217U are a couple of Ultra-low-voltage processors that were released at the same time in the second quarter for 2010. The two feature a similar, almost identical, set of features and parameters.
Both the i5 and the i3 are dual-core processors without hyperthreading and 3MB of L3 cache. The only difference is that the i5 clocks at 1.7GHz per core, while the i3 clocks at 1.8GHz per core, which is not that big of a difference in all honesty. Where the i5 outperforms the i3, however, is in its higher performance-per-dollar rating and the significantly higher overclocked clock speed. The i5 can be overclocked to 2.38GHz, while the i3 budges by a single MHz, up to 1.81GHz.
So the verdict is pretty clear: despite being almost unnoticeably slower, the i5 outperforms the i3 when it comes to efficiency and overclock speed.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3317U vs 3217U among laptop CPUs (over 15W)
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 | |
| 7.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly better PCMark 8 home 3.0 accelerated score | 2,099 | vs | 1,810 | More than 15% better PCMark 8 home 3.0 accelerated score | |||
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| Significantly better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 4,042 | vs | 2,887 | More than 40% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Significantly better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score | 4,399 | vs | 3,410 | Around 30% better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score | |||
| Better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 1,730,000 MB/s | vs | 93,600 MB/s | Around 18.5x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Better 3DMark06 CPU score | 2,984.5 | vs | 2,229 | Around 35% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.41 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better performance per watt | 23.4 pt/W | vs | 8.94 pt/W | More than 2.5x better performance per watt | |||
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| Slightly higher clock speed | 1.8 GHz | vs | 1.7 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3317U vs i3 3217U
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3317U | vs | i3 3217U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 17W | 17W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | 4.1 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 23.4 pt/W | 8.94 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 13.81W | 13.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Data rate | 2,560 MB/s | 2,560 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i5 3317U | vs | i3 3217U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 17 | 18 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 105°C | Unknown - 105°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.41 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.41 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
| Latest DirectX | 11.0 | 11.0 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | 1,050 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| DDR3RS-1600 | |||
| DDR3RS-1333 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
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