Intel Core i3-3217U

The Intel Core i3-3217U operates with:

CPU Cores 2.

CPU Threads: 4.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: No turbo base No turbo all cores.

TDP: 17 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: BGA 1023.

This version includes

3.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM RAM and features 2 PCIe Gen 16 lanes.

Tjunction keeps below 105 °C degrees C.

In particular, Ivy Bridge U Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 22 nm

Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d.

The product was released on Q2/2012.

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CPU generation and family

Name:

Intel Core i3-3217U

Family:

Intel Core i3

CPU group:

Intel Core i 3000U

Predecessor:

Segment:

Mobile

Generation:

Successor:

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Frequency:

1.80 GHz

Turbo (1 Core):

No turbo

Turbo (64 Cores)::

Hyperthreading:

Yes

Core architecture:

normal

CPU Cores:

CPU Threads:

Overclocking:

Memory & PCIe

Memory type:

DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM

PCIe version:

Memory channels:

PCIe version:

PCIe lanes:

Encryption

AES-NI:

Yes

Internal Graphics

Memory type:

DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM

GPU name:

Intel HD Graphics 4000

GPU frequency:

0.35 GHz

GPU (Turbo):

1.10 GHz

Generation:

DirectX Version:

11.0

Execution units:

Shader:

128

Max memory:

Max. displays:

Technology:

22 nm

Release date:

Q1/2011

Technical details

Instruction set (ISA):

x86-64 (64 bit)

Architecture:

Ivy Bridge U

L2-Cache:

Virtualization:

VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

L3-Cache:

3.00 MB

Release date:

Q2/2012

Socket:

BGA 1023

Thermal Management

TDP (PL1):

17 W

TDP (PL2):

TDP Up:

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