Intel Core i5 3337U vs 3230M

Released January, 2013

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3337U

	Significantly lower typical power consumption 13.81W		Better performance per watt 23.93 pt/W
	Significantly lower annual home energy cost 4.1 $/year

Released January, 2013

Reasons to buy the 3230M

	Significantly higher clock speed 2.6 GHz		Higher turbo clock speed 3.2 GHz
	Significantly 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 6.9 Core i5 3230M 7.3
3DMark06 (CPU) and Passmark

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Core i5 3337U 7.8 Core i5 3230M 8.6
Passmark (Single Core)

	Power Consumption
	How much power does the processor require?
Core i5 3337U 5.6 Core i5 3230M 5.3
TDP

	Features
	How does CPUBoss rank the features of each product?
Core i5 3337U 3.3 Core i5 3230M 4.1
Features and specifications that differ between products

No winner declared

Too close to call

Thanks for adding your opinion. Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news!

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 3337U

Report a correction

Significantly lower typical power consumption

13.81W

28.44W

2.1x lower typical power consumption

Better performance per watt

23.93 pt/W

16.1 pt/W

Around 50% better performance per watt

Significantly lower annual home energy cost

4.1 $/year

8.43 $/year

2.1x lower annual home energy cost

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 3230M

Report a correction

Significantly higher clock speed

2.6 GHz

1.8 GHz

Around 45% higher clock speed

Higher turbo clock speed

3.2 GHz

2.7 GHz

Around 20% higher turbo clock speed

Significantly 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 performance per dollar

2.5 pt/$

1.81 pt/$

Around 40% better performance per dollar

Better PassMark score

3,989

3,161

More than 25% better PassMark score

Better 3DMark06 CPU score

3,760

3,145

Around 20% better 3DMark06 CPU score

3D Mark 06 (CPU)

Core i5 3337U

3,145

Core i5 3230M

3,760

notebookcheck.net

Passmark

Core i5 3337U

3,161

Core i5 3230M

3,989

Core i5 3337U Core i5 3230M @ cpubenchmark.net

Passmark (Single Core)

Core i5 3337U

1,262

Core i5 3230M

1,583

cpubenchmark.net

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
Is hyperthreaded	Yes	Yes
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
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	23.93 pt/W	16.1 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	3230M
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	4	4
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.5 MB/core	0.5 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
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
DDR3L-1600
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s	25,600 MB/s

Intel Core i5 3337U

Report a correction

Intel Core i5 3230M

Report a correction

Compare

Popular Comparisons

Comments

Showing 3 comments.

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..........

	VS
$225		$281
3230M vs 4200U

	VS
$225		$225
3230M vs 4200M

	VS
$225		$180
3230M vs N3520

	VS
$225
3230M vs 5550M

	VS
$225
3230M vs 5750M

	VS
$225		$225
3230M vs 3110M

	VS
$225		$281
3337U vs 4200U

	VS
$340
4770K vs 9590

	VS
$240		$340
4670K vs 4770K

	VS
$340		$332
4770K vs 4820k

	VS
$281		$393
4200U vs 4500U

	VS
$200		$240
8350 vs 4670K

	VS
$225		$281
3230M vs 4200U

	VS
$378		$378
4700HQ vs 4700MQ

Intel Core i5 3337U vs 3230M