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Core i3-3217U vs i7-5500U


Description
The i3-3217U is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3217U gets a score of 35.8 k points while the i7-5500U gets 67.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-5500U is 1.9 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
306d4
Core
Ivy Bridge
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
1.8 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2 /4
TDP
17 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2012
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
16.09k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
35.81k points
82.89k 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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.79k
3.31k (x1.86)
Test#2 (FP)
5.02k
11.61k (x2.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.21k
3.94k (x1.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.31k
3.24k (x1.4)
TOTAL
11.32k
22.1k (x1.95)

Multithread

i3-3217U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.56k
5.97k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
11.47k
25.54k (x2.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.34k
8.8k (x1.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.54k
3.36k (x1.32)
TOTAL
22.91k
43.67k (x1.91)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.37k
10.59k (x1.97)
Test#2 (FP)
5.25k
13.72k (x2.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.2k
4.22k (x1.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
3.64k (x1.62)
TOTAL
15.08k
32.16k (x2.13)

Multithread

i3-3217U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.46k
20.8k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
12.14k
30.44k (x2.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.52k
9.1k (x1.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.64k
3.35k (x1.27)
TOTAL
32.75k
63.69k (x1.94)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.83k
10.37k (x1.78)
Test#2 (FP)
5.79k
14.25k (x2.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.22k
4.07k (x1.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.26k
3.12k (x1.38)
TOTAL
16.09k
31.81k (x1.98)

Multithread

i3-3217U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.53k
20.93k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
14.19k
33.87k (x2.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.63k
8.98k (x1.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.46k
3.35k (x0.97)
TOTAL
35.81k
67.13k (x1.87)

Performance/W
i3-3217U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
737 points/W
1395 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
835 points/W
2258 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
331 points/W
599 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
204 points/W
223 points/W
TOTAL
2107 points/W
4476 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-3217U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3238 points/GHz
3456 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3217 points/GHz
4751 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1232 points/GHz
1358 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1255 points/GHz
1039 points/GHz
TOTAL
8942 points/GHz
10604 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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