Intel Core i5-3317U
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Intel Core i5-3317U vs Intel Core i3-3115C. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i5-3317U
Intel Core i5-3317U
Released
Q3/2013
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Intel Core i3-3115C
Intel Core i3-3115C

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-3317U or Intel Core i3-3115C? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-3317U has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 17 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Intel Core i3-3115C has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 25 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1604 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    17 W left arrow 25 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-3317U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    391 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1095 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1259 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1210 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    2.50 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-3115C CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-3317U Intel Core i5-3317U
Intel Core i3-3115C Intel Core i3-3115C
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000U left arrow Intel Core i 3000M
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.70 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.60 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.05 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow
  • Shader
    128 left arrow
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    7 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-3115C and Intel Core i5-3317U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3-1066DDR3-1333DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2 left arrow 3
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-3317U and Intel Core i3-3115C to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    17 W left arrow 25 W
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-3317U and Intel Core i5-3317U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge U left arrow Ivy Bridge H
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1023 left arrow BGA 1284
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q3/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-3317U and Intel Core i3-3115C.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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