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Intel Core i5-2500S vs Intel Core i3-3229Y
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-2500S
100 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
Intel Core i3-3229Y
42 %
2C / 4T · 1.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2500S
100 %
4C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Core i3-3229Y
33 %
2C / 4T · 1.40 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i5-2500S
49 %
Intel HD Graphics 2000
Intel Core i3-3229Y
100 %
Intel HD Graphics 4000
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500S | Intel Core i3-3229Y |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 2000 (28) | Intel Core i 3000Y (4) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge S | Ivy Bridge Y |
| Technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1155 | BGA 1023 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500S | Intel Core i3-3229Y |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 2.70 GHz | 1.40 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.70 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i5-2500S | Intel Core i3-3229Y |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| GPU frequency | 0.85 - 1.10 GHz | 0.35 - 0.85 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 6 / 48 | 16 / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q1/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i5-2500S | Intel Core i3-3229Y |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500S | Intel Core i3-3229Y |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i5-2500S | Intel Core i3-3229Y |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 13 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 7 W | |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i5-2500S | Intel Core i3-3229Y |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date | Q1/2011 | Q1/2013 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
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