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Core i3-3217U vs i5-3437U


Description
Both models i3-3217U and i5-3437U 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 i5-3437U gets 30.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-3217U is 1.2 times faster than the i5-3437U . 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
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
1.8 GHz
2.9 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
BGA1023
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2 /4
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
January 2013
Mean monothread perf.
16.09k points
14.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
35.81k points
30.46k 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
i5-3437U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.83k
4.96k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
5.79k
5.67k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.22k
1.91k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.26k
2.11k (x0.93)
TOTAL
16.09k
14.65k (x0.91)

Multithread

i3-3217U

i5-3437U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.53k
10.4k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
14.19k
12.73k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.63k
4.34k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.46k
2.99k (x0.86)
TOTAL
35.81k
30.46k (x0.85)

Performance/W
i3-3217U
i5-3437U
Test#1 (Integers)
737 points/W
612 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
835 points/W
749 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
331 points/W
255 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
204 points/W
176 points/W
TOTAL
2107 points/W
1792 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-3217U
i5-3437U
Test#1 (Integers)
3238 points/GHz
1710 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3217 points/GHz
1954 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1232 points/GHz
659 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1255 points/GHz
728 points/GHz
TOTAL
8942 points/GHz
5051 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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