Turion 64 MK-36 vs i3-3217UE

Place in the ranking	2573	3218
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Turion 64
Power efficiency	4.79	0.64
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Richmond
Release date	1 August 2012 (12 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-3217UE and Turion 64 MK-36 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	118 mm²	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3217UE and Turion 64 MK-36 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	Intel BGA1023	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3217UE and Turion 64 MK-36. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3217UE and Turion 64 MK-36 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3217UE and Turion 64 MK-36. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

unknown Dual-channel

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD 4000

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-3217UE 0.86
+310%

Turion 64 MK-36 0.21

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-3217UE 1362
+308%

Turion 64 MK-36 334

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.86	0.21
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	31 Watt

i3-3217UE has a 309.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 309.1% more advanced lithography process, and 82.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-3217UE is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MK-36 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-3217UE and Turion 64 MK-36, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.