Intel Core i5 3337U vs 3230M

older Released January, 2013

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3337U

	Significantly lower typical power consumption 13.81W		Slightly better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score 11.19 mHash/s
	Significantly lower annual home energy cost 4.1 $/year		Slightly better performance per watt 23.35 pt/W

older Released January, 2013

Reasons to buy the 3230M

	Much higher clock speed 2.6 GHz		Significantly higher turbo clock speed 3.2 GHz
	Much higher GPU clock speed 650 MHz		Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,583

A comparison between the Intel Core i5 3337U and the Intel core i5 3230M is a tricky one to make because the two processors are similar, but have several things that differentiate them from one another. First thing is the processing power: while both processors sport two cores with hyperthreading, four threads and 3MB of L3 cache, the 3230M beats the 3337U in the raw processing power category. The 3230M is clocked at 2.6GHz (3.2GHz with Turbo Boost) whereas the 3337U is clocked at 1.8GHz (2.7GHZ with Turbo Boost), clearly showing that the 3230M is the choice for people who want a CPU with more raw speed.

In the graphics department the 3230M also outperforms the 3337U in terms of speed: 650MHz for the 3230M and 350MHz for the 3337U. However it’s important to note that both share an identical Turbo speed of 1100MHz. Though, in the end, the 3337U has only a few things that it does better than the 3230M: it consumes less power (17W versus the 35W of the 3230M), as the table below shows, and is therefore more suited for smaller, less power-hungry machines.

I've done my best to provide a clear comparison between the two when testing them, but as the statistics below show, one is just marginally better than the other.

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i5 3337U 6.4 Core i5 3230M 6.8 A8 4500M 6.3
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 3337U 7.3 Core i5 3230M 7.9 A8 4500M 6.3
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i5 3337U 5.9 Core i5 3230M 6.1 A8 4500M 6.3
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i5 3337U 6.9 Core i5 3230M 6.9 A8 4500M 7.3
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i5 3337U 9.5 Core i5 3230M 6.3 A8 4500M 6.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i5 3337U 5.6 Core i5 3230M n.d. A8 4500M 6.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

7.3	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Core i5 3337U 7.3 Core i5 3230M 7.0 A8 4500M 6.6

Winner
Intel Core i5 3230M

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 3230M based on its performance, single-core performance and value.

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 3337U

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Significantly lower typical power consumption

13.81W

28.44W

2.1x lower typical power consumption

Slightly better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score

11.19 mHash/s

6.29 mHash/s

Around 80% better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score

Significantly lower annual home energy cost

4.1 $/year

8.43 $/year

2.1x lower annual home energy cost

Slightly better performance per watt

23.35 pt/W

13.35 pt/W

Around 75% better performance per watt

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 3230M

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Much higher clock speed

2.6 GHz

1.8 GHz

Around 45% higher clock speed

Significantly higher turbo clock speed

3.2 GHz

2.7 GHz

Around 20% higher turbo clock speed

Much higher GPU clock speed

650 MHz

350 MHz

More than 85% higher GPU clock speed

Better PassMark (Single core) score

1,583

1,262

More than 25% better PassMark (Single core) score

Better 3DMark06 CPU score

3,760

3,145

Around 20% better 3DMark06 CPU score

Better PassMark score

3,989

3,161

More than 25% better PassMark score

Better sky diver score

1,796

1,653

Around 10% better sky diver score

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 3337U

11.19 mHash/s

Core i5 3230M

6.29 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i5 3337U

0.69 fps

Core i5 3230M

0.97 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3337U

2,109

Core i5 3230M

2,289

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3337U

1,653

Core i5 3230M

1,796

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i5 3337U

3,371

Core i5 3230M

4,075

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3337U

4,478

Core i5 3230M

5,290

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3337U

2,166

Core i5 3230M

2,543

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3337U

1,750,000 MB/s

Core i5 3230M

2,110,000 MB/s

summary	Core i5 3337U	3230M
Clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Dual core
Socket type
BGA 1023
rPGA 988B
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
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s	25,600 MB/s

details	Core i5 3337U	3230M
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	18	26
Operating temperature	Unknown - 105°C	Unknown - 105°C
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Number of displays supported	3	3
GPU clock speed	350 MHz	650 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,100 MHz	1,100 MHz
power consumption
TDP	17W	35W
Annual home energy cost	4.1 $/year	8.43 $/year
Performance per watt	23.35 pt/W	13.35 pt/W
Typical power consumption	13.81W	28.44W
bus
Architecture	DMI	DMI
Number of links	1	1
Transfer rate	5,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

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dandan (03:08 AM, October 2, 2014)

i know i'm a bit late, but the HP is definitely better

Doni321 (03:31 PM, May 5, 2014)

Hi i'm thinking of buying a laptop but idk which one is better: Hp ProBook 450 i5-3230M Radeon HD 8750 Dell Inspiron 15r 5521 i5-3337 Intel HD 4600 ????

Suraj S (11:08 AM, October 11, 2013)

and also between the 3 i would say HP's got a very good build quality compared to Dell and Lenovo Personal opinion go for HP they also support International Warranty like the rest but worth it

Suraj S (11:05 AM, October 11, 2013)

i see that looking in GITEX Shopper Anyways to the Point the Dell would be cheaper if u look around but when it comes ti processing speed the HP and Lenovo will outlive it Its got a way better processing speeeed even after turbo boost and also significant reduction in battery consumption which lot of us look into. So between the HP and the Lenovo go for whichever Design is better and also note the Lenovo's are bloated(lot of factory installed softwares) Also check of for both if they have graphic cards probably you wont have in the given price range

sainath (06:04 PM, October 10, 2013)

Hi I need a budget laptop for my college projects.my budget is 35k.Please consider after sales services also!! Which one should I choose between these?? Dell Inspiron 15 (3521) Ci5 3rd Gen 3337U / 4GB DDR3/ 500GB HDD HP Pavilion 15 Ci5 3rd Gen 3230M / 4GB DDR3/ 500GB HDD Lenovo Essential G580 i5 3rd Gen 3230M / 4GB DDR3/ 500GB HDD please help me..... fast..........

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