Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs i3-330E

Place in the ranking	2606	495
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency	2.14	48.77
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$177	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-330E and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	0.03 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	54 MHz
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	81 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C for rPGA,105 °C for BGA	no data
Number of transistors	382 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330E and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	BGA1288	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330E and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-330E and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330E and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330E and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8.79 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon 880M
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330E and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330E and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

i3-330E 0.79

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 14.43
+1727%

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.

i3-330E 1260

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 22919
+1719%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	14.43
Recency	7 January 2010	1 October 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

i3-330E has -75% more threads.

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 1726.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-330E in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-330E and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.