Intel Core i3 350M

The Intel Core i3-350M is a lower-middle class dual core CPU for laptops and clocks with 2.26 GHz. The difference to the Core i5-430M is the lacking Turbo Boost overclocking, and the missing AES, VT-d and Trusted Execution functions. Each core is based on the Nehalem (Westemere) micro-architecture. Hyperthreading enables the Dual Core CPU to handle 4 threads at once (for a better usage of the pipeline). 

A feature of the new Core i3-350M is the integrated graphics card called GMA HD and the memory controller. Both are on a separate die that is still manufactured in 45nm whereas the CPU die is already manufactured in the new 32nm process. 

First performance results from [pconline.com.cn] indicate a very good performance per MHz. The site reviewed the upcoming Core i3 530 (2.93 GHz - no turbo) which was on average faster than a Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.0 GHz). Therefore, the mobile Core i3-350M should be faster than a Core 2 Duo P8400.

The 32nm cpu cores of the Westmere generation can also process some new instructions to accelerate AES encryptions.

The integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD (GMA HD) graphics card is known to be clocked up to 500-667 MHz (due to Turbo Boost) and should be clearly faster than the old GMA 4500MHD. The Core i5 and i7 models should still be a bit faster because of the higher max. clock speed of the GPU. The performance of the graphics in 3D should be on par with a Radeon HD 4200 but the driver support is usually worse.

The power consumption of 35 Watt TDP (max.) counts for the whole package and therefore it is clearly better than the 35 Watt TDP of the Core 2 Duo T-series (CPU alone).

CPU Benchmarks

3DMark 06 - CPU:
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      min: 2393, avg: 2393, max: 2393 Points ... view more details

Super Pi 1M:
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      min: 19, avg: 19, max: 19 Seconds ... view more details

Super Pi 2M:
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      min: 45, avg: 45, max: 45 Seconds ... view more details

Super Pi 32M:
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      min: 1046, avg: 1046, max: 1046 Seconds ... view more details

SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS):
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      min: 27700, avg: 27700, max: 27700 MIPS ... view more details

SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS):
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      min: 21580, avg: 21580, max: 21580 MFLOPS ... view more details

PCMark Vantage: Result 1024x768
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      min: 4682, avg: 4682, max: 4682 Points ... view more details

Cinebench R10: Rendering Single
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      min: 2481, avg: 2481, max: 2481 Points ... view more details

Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs
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      min: 5724, avg: 5724, max: 5724 Points ... view more details

Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
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      min: 6986, avg: 6986, max: 6986 Points ... view more details

Cinebench R10: Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
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      min: 3079, avg: 3079, max: 3079 Points ... view more details

3DMark Vantage: P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
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      min: 6515, avg: 6515, max: 6515 Points ... view more details

wPrime: 32m
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      min: 22, avg: 22, max: 22 seconds ... view more details

wPrime: 1024m
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      min: 704, avg: 704, max: 704 seconds ... view more details

Windows 7 Experience Index:
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      min: 6, avg: 6, max: 6 points ... view more details

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- Average benchmark score
Based on 15 benchmarks

Reviews for the Intel Core i3 350M processor

Asus K52F (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD Graphics, 15.6")
» Asus K52F - External Review

Asus K52JR-SX059V (ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470, 15.6")
» Review Asus K52JR-SX059V Notebook - Review
» Asus K52JR-SX059V - External Review

HP Pavilion dv6-2173cl (NVIDIA GeForce G 105M, 15.6")
» HP Pavilion dv6-2173cl - External Review