i3-3217UE vs Turion II M500
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-3217UE outperforms Turion II M500 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II M500 and Core i3-3217UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2845 | 2555 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.43 | 4.79 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 August 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II M500 and Core i3-3217UE 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 118 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M500 and Core i3-3217UE 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | Intel BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M500 and Core i3-3217UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M500 and Core i3-3217UE are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M500 and Core i3-3217UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | unknown Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD 4000 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 0.86 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 1 August 2012 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
i3-3217UE has a 62.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.
The Core i3-3217UE is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II M500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II M500 and Core i3-3217UE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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