i3-330UM vs Athlon II N330

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Core i3-370M Core i3-380M Core i5-520M Core i5-560M Core i7-620M Core i7-640M

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II N330
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
+20%
Core i3-330UM
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 18 Watt
0.35

Athlon II N330 outperforms Core i3-330UM by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Athlon II N330 Athlon II N330
i3-330UM i3-330UM

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29883064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.141.84
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)24 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate3200 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data9
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size117.5 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors234 Million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II N330 0.42
+20%
i3-330UM 0.35

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II N330 665
+19.8%
i3-330UM 555

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon II N330 1999
+54.1%
i3-330UM 1297

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon II N330 3837
+28.7%
i3-330UM 2982

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon II N330 1943
+49.3%
i3-330UM 1301

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.42 0.35
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

Athlon II N330 has a 20% higher aggregate performance score.

i3-330UM, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II N330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-330UM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N330 and Core i3-330UM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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