Pentium Silver vs i5-3317U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3317U
2012, $225
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
1.14

Pentium Silver outperforms Core i5-3317U by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25852275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency2.85no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)no data
Release date1 June 2012 (13 years ago)1 July 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3317U and Pentium Silver 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)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed1.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nmno data
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3317U and Pentium Silver 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1023no data
Power consumption (TDP)17 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3317U and Pentium Silver. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3317U and Pentium Silver technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3317U and Pentium Silver are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3317U and Pentium Silver. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3317U and Pentium Silver integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3317U and Pentium Silver.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

i5-3317U 1.14
Pentium Silver 1.67
+46.5%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

i5-3317U 2016
Samples: 3947
Pentium Silver 2949
+46.3%
Samples: 279

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.14 1.67
Recency 1 June 2012 1 July 2020

Pentium Silver has a 46.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 years.

The Intel Pentium Silver is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-3317U in performance tests.

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