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Intel Core i3 3217U
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Released July, 2013
Intel Pentium 3556U
- 1.7 GHz
- Dual core
6.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 3556U
 | Marginally newer Jul, 2013 |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i3 3217U
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
6.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3217U
| | Is hyperthreaded Yes | | More l3 cache 3 MB |
| | More threads 4 | | Higher GPU clock speed 350 MHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3556U vs 3217U
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Individual core benchmark performance | |
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How much power does the processor require? | |
| TDP | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Marginally newer | Jul, 2013 | vs | Jun, 2012 | Release date over a year later | |||
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| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core | |||
| More l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 2 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | vs | 200 MHz | 75% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Slightly better turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | vs | 1,000 MHz | 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
| Better PassMark score | 2,293 | vs | 1,578 | More than 45% better PassMark score | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 3556U vs Core i3 3217U
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3D Mark 06 (CPU)
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Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 3556U | vs | Core i3 3217U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1168 | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
| Is hyperthreaded | No | 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 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | HD (Haswell) | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 200 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | 1,050 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3RS-1333 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| DDR3RS-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
details | Pentium 3556U | vs | Core i3 3217U |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nms | 22 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 17 | 18 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 15W | 17W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 3.61 $/year | 4.1 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 18.29 pt/W | 20.47 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 12.19W | 13.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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