Intel Core i3-3217U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-19

The Intel Core i3-3217U was released in Q2/2012 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 1023. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i3-3217U achieved a result of 370 points (single-core) or 860 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Core i3-3217U belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Core i3-3217U.
Name:	Intel Core i3-3217U
Family:	Intel Core i3
CPU group:	Intel Core i 3000U
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3217U has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3217U is 1.80 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-3217U has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i3-3217U has the Intel HD Graphics 4000 installed, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors (128 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	16
Shader:	128
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.0
Technology:	22 nm
Release date:	Q1/2011

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-3217U supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-3217U has a TDP of 17 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	17 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	105 °C

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i3-3217U is made in 22 nm and has 3.00 MB cache.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1023
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q2/2012
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-3217U
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-3217U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron 3965Y 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	372
	AMD Athlon II X2 220 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	371
	Intel Core2 Duo E6750 2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz	371
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	370
	AMD Phenom II X4 B95 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	370
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	369
	AMD Athlon II X2 240e 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	369

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Lite 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	864
	Intel Pentium B970 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	862
	MediaTek MT8176 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	861
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	860
	Intel Celeron N4020C 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	860
	MediaTek Helio P23 8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	859
	AMD GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	857

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	HiSilicon Kirin 710A 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	323
	Intel Pentium 2117U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	323
	MediaTek MT8183 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	320
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	318
	Intel Pentium 3558U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	318
	MediaTek Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	317
	Intel Celeron 1000M 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	317

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Celeron 3865U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	674
	Intel Pentium B950 2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz	671
	Intel Pentium J3710 4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz	669
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	664
	Intel Pentium 3805U 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	655
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	647
	Intel Celeron 3765U 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	642

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-3227U Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz	282
	Intel Core i5-3210M Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz	282
	Intel Core i5-3230M Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz	282
	Intel Core i3-3217U Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz	282
	AMD A9-9420e AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz	276
	AMD A6-9220C AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz	276
	AMD A6-5357M AMD Radeon HD 8450G @ 0.72 GHz	276

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-2310M 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1215
	Intel Core i3-2312M 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1215
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1215
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	1207
	Intel Celeron N3150 4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz	1205
	Intel Core i7-680UM 2C 4T @ 1.46 GHz	1204
	Intel Atom Z3795 4C 4T @ 1.59 GHz	1197

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A6-6310 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	448
	Intel Celeron G530 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	444
	Intel Pentium B980 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	442
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	439
	Intel Pentium E5400 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	436
	Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz	435
	Intel Core2 Duo E7300 2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz	428

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-4657M 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	65
	AMD A8-6500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	65
	Intel Core i3-4030U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	65
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	64
	Intel Pentium 4405Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	64
	AMD A10-7850K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	64
	AMD A9-9410 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	63

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	155
	Intel Celeron 2950M 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	154
	Intel Celeron G1610T 2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz	154
	Intel Core i3-3217U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	153
	AMD A8-7150B 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	153
	Intel Core i3-4012Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	152
	AMD Phenom II X2 B55 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	152

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,439 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,412 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,700 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,649 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,954 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,340 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
728 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,105 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,100 entries

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