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The Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz is newer than AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core and is around -27% slower in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Laptop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 2744 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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Socket Type | BGA1023 | S1 | |
CPU Class | Laptop | Laptop | |
Clockspeed | 1.8 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
# of Physical Cores | 2 (Threads: 4) | 4 (Threads: 4) | |
Cache | L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MB | L1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, | |
TDP | 17W | 35W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $3.10 | $6.39 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q3 2012 | Q1 2011 | |
# of Samples | 2603 | 141 | |
CPU Value | 6.2 | 11.2 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 911(0.0%) | 904(-0.7%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 1228(-27.2%) | 1687(0.0%) |
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz | 1,228 | |
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core | 1,687 | |
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Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz | 6.2 | |
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core | 11.2 | |
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Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz | 911 | |
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core | 904 | |
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Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz | AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core | |
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Max TDP | 17W | 35W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |