Performance Specification
CPU Speed
1.8 GHz
Physical Cores
2 cores
CPU Codename
Ivy Bridge
TDP (Power)
17W
Lithography
22nm
BGA 1023
Main Link
Processor GPU
CPU Features
Notebook CPU
Unlocked Multiplier
L1 Cache
128KB
L2 Cache
512KB
L3 Cache
3KB
Approved
Core i3-3217U 1.8GHz Game Requirement Analysis
Ivy Bridge is the codename for Intel's 22 nm die shrink of the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture based on tri-gate ("3D") transistors. Ivy Bridge processors will be backwards-compatible with the Sandy Bridge platform, but might require a firmware update (vendor specific). Intel has released new 7-series Panther Point chipsets with integrated USB 3.0 to complement Ivy Bridge.Intel announced that volume production of Ivy Bridge chips began in the third quarter of 2011. Quad-core and dual-core-mobile models launched on April 29, 2012 and May 31, 2012 respectively. Meanwhile, Core i3 desktop processors are said to arrive in the third quarter of 2012.
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