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Intel Core i3-350M vs Intel Core i3-380UM vs Intel Core i3-330M

Intel Core i3-350M

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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 (Westmere) 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 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).

Intel Core i3-380UM

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The Intel Core i3-380UM is a Ultra Low Voltage dual-core processor for small and light laptops. It is clocked with 1.3 GHz and does not feature Turbo Boost to overclock the CPU cores. Another feature missing compared to the i5 and i7 lineup is the AES function block. Each core is based on the Nehalem (Westmere) micro-architecture. Hyperthreading enables the Dual Core CPU to handle 4 threads at once (for a better usage of the pipeline). 

The similar Core i5-470UM, i5-560UM, and i7-660UM are also clocked at a base speed of 1.3 GHz, but feature Turbo Boost and are therefore faster.

A feature of the new Core i3-380UM is the integrated graphics card (called Intel HD Graphics) and 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. The also called GMA HD is able to use Turbo Boost to overclock from 133 to 500 MHz.

Due to the integrated memory controller and HyperThreading, the  Core i3-380UM is faster than a similar clocked Core 2 Duo (1.3 GHz) in all (us known) applications and benchmarks. Therefore it beats the 1.3 GHz Pentium SU7300 and performs in some areas even as fast as a 2 GHz Core 2 Duo. Still the gaming performance can suffer from the low clock speed.

The power consumption of 18 Watt TDP (max.) counts for the whole package and therefore it is clearly better than the 17 Watt TDP of the Core 2 Duo SL-series (CPU alone).

Intel Core i3-330M

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The Intel Core i3-330M is a lower-middle class dual core CPU for laptops and clocks with 2.16 GHz. The difference to the Core i5-430M is the lacking Turbo Boost overclocking and the slower core speed. Each core is based on the Nehalem (Westmere) 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 i3-330M is the integrated graphics card called Intel HD Graphics or GMA HD and a DDR3 1066 MHz 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. 

The performance in synthetic benchmarks is mostly on par with a 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo P8600 (due to the improved hyperthreading). The speed should be at least as fast as a 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo and therefore the i3-330M positions itself in the middle class (lower middle class regarding Core i CPUs). It should handle all applications well, but some demanding games could profit from a faster CPU.

The 32nm cpu cores of the Westmere generation can also process some new instructions to accelerate AES encryptions. In the i3-330M Intel has deactivated these new AES functions.

The integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD (GMA HD) graphics card is known to be clocked up to 500 MHz 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. A GeForce 9400M (ION) should still be a faster (especially as Nvidia and ATI cards have a better driver support than Intel up to now). According to rumors, the GMA core will also use the Turbo Mode regulate the clock speed.

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).

ModelIntel Core i3-350MIntel Core i3-380UMIntel Core i3-330M
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Core i3Intel Core i3
CodenameArrandaleArrandaleArrandale
Series: Core i3 Arrandale
Intel Core i3-390M2.67 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-380M2.53 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-370M2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-350M « 2.26 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-330M2.13 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-380UM1.33 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-330UM1.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-390M2.67 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-380M2.53 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-370M2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-350M2.26 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-330M2.13 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-380UM « 1.33 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-330UM1.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-390M2.67 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-380M2.53 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-370M2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-350M2.26 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-330M « 2.13 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-380UM1.33 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Intel Core i3-330UM1.2 GHz2 / 4 cores3 MB L3
Clock2260 MHz1333 MHz2130 MHz
FSB250025002500
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L3 Cache3 MB3 MB3 MB
Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 42 / 4
TDP35 Watt18 Watt35 Watt
Transistors382+177 Million382+177 Million177+382 Million
32 nm32 nm32 nm, 0.775 - 1 V (low frequency mode) 0.8 - 1.4 V
Die Size81+114 mm281+114 mm281+114 mm2
max. Temp.105 °C90 (rPGA) -100 (BGA) °C
SocketBGA1288, PGA988BGA1288BGA1288, PGA988
FeaturesHyper Threading, Enhanced Speedstep, integrierte GMA HD 667MHz,Intel HD Graphics 166-500MHz, DDR3-800 Memory Controller (max 8GB), Hyper-Threading, Virtualization Technology VT-x, Intel 64, Idle States, Enhanced Speedstep, Thermal Monitoring, Fast Memory Access, Flex Memory Access, Execute Disable BitHyper Threading, Enhanced Speedstep, integrated GMA HD 500MHz, integrated DDR3 1066 memory controller
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
350M +
min: 1.49     avg: 1.8     median: 1.9 (2%)     max: 1.89 Points
min: 0.99     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (1%)     max: 1.11 Points
min: 1.71     avg: 1.7     median: 1.8 (2%)     max: 1.77 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
350M +
min: 2152     avg: 2445     median: 2453 (15%)     max: 2559 Points
min: 1268     avg: 1451     median: 1502 (9%)     max: 1530 Points
min: 1671     avg: 2301     median: 2330 (14%)     max: 2360 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
350M +
min: 5616     avg: 5826     median: 5843 (4%)     max: 5943 Points
min: 3052     avg: 3385     median: 3471 (3%)     max: 3546 Points
min: 5361     avg: 5513     median: 5491 (4%)     max: 6333 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
350M +
min: 6763     avg: 6999     median: 7000 (5%)     max: 7146 Points
min: 3729     avg: 4054     median: 4166 (3%)     max: 4266 Points
min: 6254     avg: 6557     median: 6552 (5%)     max: 6756 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
350M +
min: 2920     avg: 3066     median: 3073.5 (4%)     max: 3183 Points
min: 1499     avg: 1733     median: 1845 (2%)     max: 1856 Points
min: 1932     avg: 2779     median: 2863 (3%)     max: 2931 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
350M +
min: 696     avg: 923     median: 706.5 (8%)     max: 1820 s
min: 1178     avg: 1687     median: 1264.5 (15%)     max: 3039 s
min: 477     avg: 854     median: 750 (9%)     max: 2357 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
350M +
min: 22     avg: 29.2     median: 22.6 (5%)     max: 57 s
min: 38.2     avg: 53.6     median: 40.5 (8%)     max: 95 s
100%
330M +
min: 23     avg: 27.3     median: 24 (5%)     max: 64 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
350M +
min: 2315     avg: 2371     median: 2366 (5%)     max: 2461 Points
min: 1314     avg: 1426     median: 1463 (3%)     max: 1464 Points
min: 1906     avg: 2210     median: 2230 (5%)     max: 2280 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
350M +
min: 19     avg: 19.4     median: 19 (4%)     max: 20 s
min: 31.92     avg: 32     median: 32 (7%)     max: 32 s
100%
330M +
min: 20     avg: 21     median: 21 (5%)     max: 24 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
350M +
min: 44     avg: 45.9     median: 45.4 (2%)     max: 50 s
min: 72     avg: 72.9     median: 72.9 (3%)     max: 73.6 s
100%
330M +
min: 47     avg: 49.3     median: 48 (2%)     max: 69 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
350M +
min: 1033     avg: 1057     median: 1049 (5%)     max: 1121 s
min: 1676     avg: 1719     median: 1695 (8%)     max: 1786 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
350M +
min: 27700     avg: 30348     median: 30475 (14%)     max: 32510 MIPS
min: 16560     avg: 18035     median: 18035 (9%)     max: 19510 MIPS
min: 25565     avg: 27250     median: 26000 (12%)     max: 31260 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
350M +
min: 21530     avg: 22088     median: 21575 (17%)     max: 24100 MFLOPS
min: 13800     avg: 14325     median: 14325 (11%)     max: 14850 MFLOPS
min: 20210     avg: 20478     median: 20300 (16%)     max: 22700 MFLOPS
98%
1 330M +
min: 4624     avg: 5352     median: 5107 (11%)     max: 5958 Points
min: 4.5     avg: 4.7     median: 4.8 (62%)     max: 4.8 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
350M +
min: 6466     avg: 6552     median: 6515 (6%)     max: 6747 Points
min: 5043     avg: 6073     median: 6143 (5%)     max: 6244 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-350M → 100% n=15

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-380UM → 74% n=15

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i3-330M → 95% n=15

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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