Intel Core i3-3217UE: specs and benchmarks

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Summary

Intel started Core i3-3217UE sales 1 August 2012. This is an Ivy Bridge architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1600 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA1023 processor with a TDP of 17 Watt. It supports unknown Dual-channel memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at 0.89% of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

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General info

Core i3-3217UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking2401
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date1 August 2012 (11 years old)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads4
Boost clock speed1.6 GHzof 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache64 KB (per core)of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)of 36864 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)of 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography22 nmof 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size118 mm2
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-
Unlocked multiplierNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3217UE compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketIntel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)17 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3217UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AVX+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Hyper-Threading Technology+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-x+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-3217UE's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelof 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i3-3217UE.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 4000

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i3-3217UE. Overall benchmark performance 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.

i3-3217UE 0.89

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i3-3217UE 1362

Gaming performance

Relative perfomance

Overall Core i3-3217UE performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.


AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i3-3217UE is A4-5100, which is slower by 1% and lower by 6 positions in our ranking.

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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i3-3217UE:

AMD A8-3500M 103.37
Intel Core i3-3217UE 100
AMD A4-5100 98.88
AMD A8-4555M 97.75

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Recommended GPUs

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These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i3-3217UE in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 51 configurations based on Core i3-3217UE in our database.

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