CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3517U vs 3317U among laptop CPUs (over 15W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 3517U
4.2
Core i5 3317U
3.7
Core i3 3217U
2.9
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 3517U
2.2
Core i5 3317U
1.6
Core i3 3217U
0.8
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 3517U
1.1
Core i5 3317U
1.3
Core i3 3217U
1.2
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 3517U
1.6
Core i5 3317U
2.2
Core i3 3217U
2.3
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 3517U
1.8
Core i5 3317U
1.9
Core i3 3217U
1.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 3517U
4.5
Core i5 3317U
4.5
Core i3 3217U
5.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

No winner declared

Too close to call

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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 3517U vs i5 3317U

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 3517U
10.49 mHash/s
Core i5 3317U
10.74 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 3517U
0.63 fps
Core i5 3317U
0.82 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 3517U
2,180
Core i5 3317U
2,099

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 3517U
1,650
Core i5 3317U
1,606

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i7 3517U
2,608
Core i5 3317U
3,808

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3517U
5,028
Core i5 3317U
4,353

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3517U
2,411
Core i5 3317U
2,142

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3517U
1,980,000 MB/s
Core i5 3317U
1,730,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 3517U  vs
i5 3317U 
Clock speed 1.9 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3 GHz 2.6 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
SSE4
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 23.73 pt/W 21.62 pt/W
Typical power consumption 13.81W 13.81W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI 2.0
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 3517U  vs
i5 3317U 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 0.5 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 19 17
Operating temperature Unknown - 105°C Unknown - 105°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.78 GHz 2.42 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 1.9 GHz 1.6 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.78 GHz 2.42 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Latest DirectX 10.x 11.0
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 350 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,150 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
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 12,800 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
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