CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3556U vs 3217U

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Pentium 3556U
6.1
Core i3 3217U
6.3
3DMark06 (CPU), Passmark and GeekBench (32-bit)

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Pentium 3556U
7.1
Core i3 3217U
7.0
Passmark (Single Core)

Power Consumption

How much power does the processor require?
Pentium 3556U
5.6
Core i3 3217U
5.6
TDP

Features

How does CPUBoss rank the features of each product?
Pentium 3556U
3.9
Core i3 3217U
4.6
Features and specifications that differ between products

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Power Consumption and Features
Pentium 3556U
6.2
Core i3 3217U
6.3

Winner
Intel Core i3 3217U 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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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
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

Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 3556U vs Core i3 3217U

GeekBench (32-bit)

Pentium 3556U
2,463
Core i3 3217U
2,894
browser.primatelabs.com

GeekBench

Pentium 3556U
2,463
Core i3 3217U
4,546

3D Mark 06 (CPU)

Pentium 3556U
1,939
Core i3 3217U
2,229
notebookcheck.net

Passmark

Pentium 3556U
1,724
Core i3 3217U
2,290
cpubenchmark.net

Passmark (Single Core)

Pentium 3556U
934
Core i3 3217U
879
cpubenchmark.net

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 virtualization 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
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
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 17.83 pt/W 19.63 pt/W
Typical power consumption 12.19W 13.81W

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