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:
4072nd fastest in multithreading out of 5448 CPUs
3881st fastest in single threading out of 5448 CPUs
950th fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1226

Single Thread Rating

904

Samples: 2694*
*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	5,250 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,705 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,302 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	216.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24,154 KBytes/Sec
Physics	176 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,034 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	904 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of November 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 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,391
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,700
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,862
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,555
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,618
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,417
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz		1,226

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.28
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.06
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 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,895
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,395
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz		904

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3035501 - Nov 07 2025		1274
BL3035454 - Nov 07 2025		1143
BL3027089 - Nov 04 2025		1356
BL3024987 - Nov 03 2025		1206
BL3024103 - Nov 03 2025		625

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 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz		1,226
Intel Core i3-2328M @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,243 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		2,091 (+70.5%)
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		2,014 (+64.2%)
AMD A8-4555M APU vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,337 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,273 (+3.8%)
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 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i5-460M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,320 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i3-380M @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,211 (-1.3%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,693 (+38.1%)
Intel Core i3-4010U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,663 (+35.6%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i3-3217U		1,447 (+18.0%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,813
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,623
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,058
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,008
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		8,005
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,812
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,980
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,756
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,746
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,718
Intel Core i3-3217U @ 1.80GHz		258

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