Intel Core i5 3337U vs 3230M |
Intel Core i5 3337U
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3337U
 | Significantly lower typical power consumption 13.81W | | Better performance per watt 22.57 pt/W |
| | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 4.1 $/year |
Intel Core i5 3230M
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 3230M
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.2 GHz |
| | Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,583 | | Better PassMark score 3,989 |
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.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3337U vs 3230M
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| 3DMark06 (CPU) and Passmark | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Power Consumption | |
How much power does the processor require? | |
| TDP | |
Features | |
How does CPUBoss rank the features of each product? | |
| Features and specifications that differ between products | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 13.81W | vs | 28.44W | 2.1x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Better performance per watt | 22.57 pt/W | vs | 15.22 pt/W | Around 50% better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | vs | 8.43 $/year | 2.1x lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 20% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,583 | vs | 1,262 | More than 25% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better PassMark score | 3,989 | vs | 3,161 | More than 25% better PassMark score | |||
| Better 3DMark06 CPU score | 3,760 | vs | 3,145 | Around 20% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
| Slightly better performance per dollar | 2.37 pt/$ | vs | 1.71 pt/$ | Around 40% better performance per dollar | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3337U vs 3230M
3D Mark 06 (CPU)
Passmark
Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3337U | vs | 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 | |
| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 17W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 22.57 pt/W | 15.22 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 | |
details | Core i5 3337U | vs | 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 nms | 22 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 18 | 26 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 105°C | Unknown - 105°C | |
gpu | |||
| 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 | |
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 | |
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