Core i3-3217U vs i3-3240
Description
Both models i3-3217U and i3-3240 are based on Ivy Bridge architecture.
"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3217U gets a score of 35.8 k points while the i3-3240 gets 49.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-3240 is 1.4 times faster than the i3-3217U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3217U gets a score of 35.8 k points while the i3-3240 gets 49.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-3240 is 1.4 times faster than the i3-3217U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306a9
306a9
Core
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2/4
TDP
17 W
55 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2012
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
16.09k points
24.48k points
Mean multithread perf.
35.81k points
49.7k points
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i3-3217U
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
5.83k
8.46k (x1.45)
Test#2 (FP)
5.79k
10.69k (x1.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.22k
3.09k (x1.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.26k
2.23k (x0.99)
TOTAL
16.09k
24.48k (x1.52)
Multithread
i3-3217U
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
12.53k
17.92k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
14.19k
21.21k (x1.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.63k
7.77k (x1.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.46k
2.8k (x0.81)
TOTAL
35.81k
49.7k (x1.39)
Performance/W
i3-3217U
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
737 points/W
326 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
835 points/W
386 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
331 points/W
141 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
204 points/W
51 points/W
TOTAL
2107 points/W
904 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-3217U
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
3238 points/GHz
2490 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3217 points/GHz
3145 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1232 points/GHz
910 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1255 points/GHz
655 points/GHz
TOTAL
8942 points/GHz
7200 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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