Intel Core i3 M 330 vs Intel Core i3-4005U

Compare Intel 2 core CPU vs Intel 4th Generation Core i3 2 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

669 points
670 points
0.15% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

1319 points
3% slightly better gaming score
1278 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

499 points
506 points
1% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

479 points
487 points
1% slightly better heavy workload score

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
Identical
2

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
Identical
4

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.13 GHz
25% slightly higher clock speed
1.7 GHz

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

1,041st of 1,089
1,040th of 1,089

Family

The product line

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4th Generation Core i3

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

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2013 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

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DDR3-1333

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

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No

Core i3 M 330 vs Core i3-4005U specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core i3 M 330 beats the Core i3-4005U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-4005U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3 M 330 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-4005U.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3 M 330 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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