Intel Core i3-3229Y Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-3229Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1023 socket and was released in Q1/2013. The Intel Core i3-3229Y scores 311 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 657 points.
Intel Core i3-3229Y

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-3229Y. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i3-3229Y.
Name: Intel Core i3-3229Y
Family: Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group: Intel Core i 3000Y (4)
Architecture: Ivy Bridge Y
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3229Y has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3229Y is 1.40 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 1.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-3229Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-3229Y uses the Intel HD Graphics 4000, which has 128 texture shaders and 16 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 0.85 GHz
Compute units: 16
Shader: 128
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q1/2011
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
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 & PCIe

The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.
Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 13 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 13 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: 7 W
Tjunction max.: 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3229Y is made in 22 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
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: Q1/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-3229Y 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 Core i3-2375M Intel Core i3-2375M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
312
Intel Core i3-2377M Intel Core i3-2377M
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
312
Intel Pentium 997 Intel Pentium 997
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
312
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
311
AMD A10-5745M AMD A10-5745M
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
311
Intel Pentium E2210 Intel Pentium E2210
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
309
Intel Core2 Duo E6420 Intel Core2 Duo E6420
2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz
308

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.
Intel Core i3-2357M Intel Core i3-2357M
2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
659
Intel Atom C3338 Intel Atom C3338
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
658
Intel Pentium E5400 Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
658
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
657
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
657
Intel Celeron 1000M Intel Celeron 1000M
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
650
Intel Celeron N2920 Intel Celeron N2920
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
650

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 i5-3339Y Intel Core i5-3339Y
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.85 GHz
218
Intel Core i5-3439Y Intel Core i5-3439Y
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.85 GHz
218
Intel Core i7-3689Y Intel Core i7-3689Y
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.85 GHz
218
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 0.85 GHz
218
AMD A6-4455M AMD A6-4455M
AMD Radeon HD 7500G @ 0.43 GHz
217
Intel Pentium Silver N5030 Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz
216
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz
216

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 Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1021
Intel Pentium 2127U Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz
1019
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1014
Intel Core i3-3229Y Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.40 GHz
1009
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1009
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 Intel Core2 Duo E6750
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1008
Intel Atom x5-E8000 Intel Atom x5-E8000
4C 4T @ 1.04 GHz
1008

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries




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