Core i3-3217U vs i5-3317U
Description
Both models i3-3217U and i5-3317U 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 i5-3317U gets 41.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-3317U is 1.2 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 i5-3317U gets 41.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-3317U is 1.2 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
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
1.8 GHz
2.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
BGA1023
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2 /2
TDP
17 W
17 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2012
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
16.09k points
17.88k points
Mean multithread perf.
35.81k points
41.31k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i3-3217U
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.79k
2.5k (x1.4)
Test#2 (FP)
5.02k
7.18k (x1.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.21k
3.19k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.31k
3.41k (x1.48)
TOTAL
11.32k
16.27k (x1.44)
Multithread
i3-3217U
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.56k
4.93k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
11.47k
15.72k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.34k
7.53k (x1.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.54k
4.21k (x1.66)
TOTAL
22.91k
32.39k (x1.41)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i3-3217U
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.37k
8.38k (x1.56)
Test#2 (FP)
5.25k
7.76k (x1.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.2k
3.33k (x1.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
3.41k (x1.52)
TOTAL
15.08k
22.88k (x1.52)
Multithread
i3-3217U
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.46k
16.56k (x1.33)
Test#2 (FP)
12.14k
16.79k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.52k
7.85k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.64k
4.02k (x1.53)
TOTAL
32.75k
45.23k (x1.38)
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
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.83k
6.11k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
5.79k
6.58k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.22k
2.48k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.26k
2.71k (x1.2)
TOTAL
16.09k
17.88k (x1.11)
Multithread
i3-3217U
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.53k
13.67k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
14.19k
16.8k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.63k
6.66k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.46k
4.17k (x1.21)
TOTAL
35.81k
41.31k (x1.15)
Performance/W
i3-3217U
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
737 points/W
804 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
835 points/W
988 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
331 points/W
392 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
204 points/W
246 points/W
TOTAL
2107 points/W
2430 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-3217U
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
3238 points/GHz
2351 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3217 points/GHz
2532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1232 points/GHz
953 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1255 points/GHz
1043 points/GHz
TOTAL
8942 points/GHz
6879 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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