Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-3217U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1023

Clockspeed: 1.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 17 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3217U CPU @ 1.80GHz, Intel Core i3-3217U CPU @ 1.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 6.16

Overall Rank:
4112th fastest in multithreading out of 5491 CPUs
3919th fastest in single threading out of 5491 CPUs
953rd fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $199.00 USD (2021-05-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1226

Single Thread Rating

903

Samples: 2701*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,373
Thread: 904

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz

Integer Math	5,242 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,703 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,299 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	216.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24,147 KBytes/Sec
Physics	175 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,034 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	903 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,339
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,825
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,079
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,519
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,409
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz		1,226

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.45
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.19
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz		6.16
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,511
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,591
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz		903

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3116627 - Dec 08 2025		1303
BL3100288 - Dec 02 2025		1307
BL3099488 - Dec 02 2025		1101
BL3099215 - Dec 01 2025		803
BL3066026 - Nov 19 2025		1296

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz		1,226
Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,249 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i3-2328M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,234 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		2,094 (+70.8%)
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		2,016 (+64.5%)
AMD A8-4555M APU vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,341 (+9.4%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,728 (+40.9%)
AMD A6-3430MX APU vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,389 (+13.3%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,321 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,211 (-1.2%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,693 (+38.1%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,657 (+35.2%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,446 (+17.9%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,678
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,633
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,042
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,981
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,783
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,707
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz		258

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