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Intel Core i3-3217U vs Intel Celeron J3455. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i3-3217U
Intel Core i3-3217U
Released
Q3/2016
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Intel Celeron J3455
Intel Celeron J3455

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-3217U or Intel Celeron J3455? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i3-3217U has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 17 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Intel Celeron J3455 has a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 10 W. Released in Q3/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1652 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-3217U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    977 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    968 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1185 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1514 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.59 times less performance per watt

    10 W left arrow 17 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron J3455 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1016 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    922 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1363 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1310 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1458 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    797 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    708 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    605 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    649 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    155 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1144 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-3217U Intel Core i3-3217U
Intel Celeron J3455 Intel Celeron J3455
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000U left arrow Intel Celeron J3000
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
    1.80 GHz left arrow 1.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 Intel HD Graphics 500
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.25 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 GHz left arrow 0.75 GHz
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 12
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q3/2016
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron J3455 and Intel Core i3-3217U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 6
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-3217U and Intel Celeron J3455 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    17 W left arrow 10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-3217U and Intel Core i3-3217U, 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
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge U left arrow Apollo Lake
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1023 left arrow BGA 1296
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q3/2016

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-3217U and Intel Celeron J3455.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
64
Intel Core i3-3217U
47
Intel Celeron J3455
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
153
Intel Core i3-3217U
181
Intel Celeron J3455
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
282
Intel Core i3-3217U
144
Intel Celeron J3455

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