August 12, 2012

Intel Core i5-3427U - HD Graphics 4000

One of the 22 nanometers Ivy Bridge processors released by Intel this 2012 is the Core i5-3427U for Ultraportable laptop PC. The Intel Core i5-3427U is an Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) dual-core microchip processor comprising of Central Processing Unit (CPU), PCI Express 3.0 interface, Dual-channel DDR3 memory controller, Direct Media Interface, and HD Graphics 4000 video controller.

This Intel Core i5-3427U ULV dual-core processor has an integrated graphics controller dubbed Intel HD Graphics 4000 that features 16 Execution Units (EUs) clocked at 350 MHz up to 1150 MHz due to Turbo Boost which has a performance as good as AMD Radeon HD 6620G.

The Intel Core i5-3427U dual-core processor features Hyper-Threading technology which has the ability of enhancing the processing power of the processor up to 30%. Further to that, it also features 3MB level 3 cache, 512 KB L2 cache, 128 KB L1 cache and runs at the base clock speed of 1.8 GHz. This Intel Core i5-3427U processor supports also Turbo Boost technology which is the ability of the processor to overclock automatically when the thermal and electrical aspects are met. Due to Turbo Boost this processor can speed up automatically up to 2.6 GHz when both cores are activated; and 2.8 GHz when only one of the cores is activated.

Moreover, this Third Generation Ivy Bridge processor, Intel Core i5-3427U, also features Virtualization VT-x, AES, Thermal Monitoring, Execute Disable Bit Intel 64, Anti-Theft, My WiFi, Idle States, Enhanced SpeedStep and more.

In comparison to other processor in terms of PassMark Rating, this Intel Core i5-3427U dual-core Ivy Bridge processor has a PassMark Rating of about 3692. This is slower compared to Intel Core i5-3320M with a rating of 3918, Intel Core i7 2640M with a rating of 4209, AMD A10-4600M with a rating of 5129, AMD A8-4500M with a rating of 4174, and Intel Core i7-3720QM which has a rating of 9078, but faster compared to Intel Core i5-3317U with a rating of 2974, AMD A8-3500M with a rating of 3166, and AMD A6-3400M which has a rating of 3539.

Additionally, this Intel Core i5-3427U dual-core processor has Thermal Design Power (TDP) of 17 Watts which makes it best suited for Ultraportable notebook PCs.

37 comments:

Unknown said...

Would share this to my bf who is more techie than I :)

promding chamimay said...

umn... i think i need more common people interpretation here... :D

Jhari said...

I agree with chamimay, hehehe! I can't really relate. But thanks so much for the effort and sharing this.

Visiting from CE Sept4 :)

Unknown said...

Interesting. :)

Louise Antonette said...

Will share this to hubby who's an IT, I'm a little illiterate kasi! hahaha! Thanks for sharing!

Cristine said...

I'll send the link to your blog to my brother who's a process engineer in Seagate, Singapore. He loves reading about computers and elec. gadgets.

grace said...

Your post reminds me with my tech blog which not yet updated...thanks for sharing..

Unknown said...

As usual, your post is comprehensive and easy to understand. Thanks!

Sarah Bucu said...

It seems your blog is a good reference for computers and gadgets.

Allan D said...

Your blog is really for techie and computer wizards. hehehe

Eccentricallysuper said...

Awesome specs. Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

i5 would be great for people who does more than word processing in their computers...

Mommy Maye said...

I am not a techie person but thanks for sharing. Your blog is good reference for people who are looking for some techie information.

Aileen said...

When you say ULV, does that mean it is consumes less energy, something like a more energy efficient system? Core i5 packs quite a power.

Unknown said...

reading the specs, this intel core i5 is awesome

Dominique Goh said...

It seems really impressive intel core i5

Prettymom said...

thanks for sharing, this post will surely help those who are not a techie kind of person.. dropping by from ComEx

Lalah said...

thanks for the share :)

Mylene said...

When it comes to processor, I always trust Intel :)

Nice O. Urdaneta said...

i dont know that much about processors but based on your post this one's pretty fast.

crazyme said...

What's a Thermal Design Power? Non-techie mom here wants to try and understand your posts.

gelo said...

TDP is the maximum about of power/heat the chip can handle without destroying the junction of the chip.

gelo said...

TDP is the maximum amount of power/heat the chip can handle without destroying the junction of the chip.

Anonymous said...

My computer is starting to act weird that I am thinking of saving for a backup pc. I ams always inclined to get a computr with an Intel chip.

Farida said...

When I turn on my tower, it creates a buzzing noise. Where would that come from but it disappears after some time.

Jellybelly said...

Bloghopping from BC Bloggers! Happy Weekend!

Postcard Trail said...

thanks for sharing! visiting from CE.

Ron Leyba said...

Thanks for sharing that i5 stuff. Great share! Visiting from BC - CE.

verabear said...

My dad's been asking a lot about the new ultrabooks. They sport this i5 no?

aby ♥ said...

im using core i5 but i dont know the graphics of my lappy.. hehe

Gayle Sabiano said...

Will share this to hubby, he's into this techie things, hihi!

Khim said...

Turbo Boost Technology. Wow! Amazing!

Donna || HEYLADYSPRING.COM said...

I really admire your dedication in listing all these computers parts. Thanks for sharing :)

Ms. Journ said...

I always like your informative post here... everything is useful and well posted.

Jen said...

Thanks for sharing your tech information.

Gerilen Areum said...

my dads laptop is i5, mine is only i3.. and i know how better is his than mine

krizza said...

It's really quite hard to relate if you're not a techy person. (lol) but thanks for the information. :)