AMD Ryzen 3 7330U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 7330U and Intel Core i3-1215U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 3 7330U

Intel Core i3-1215U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 7330U

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11038 vs 10612

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11038 vs 10612

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1215U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
Around 88% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1310720x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3248 vs 3002

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	480 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB vs 8MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3248 vs 3002

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 7330U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1215U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3002

3248

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11038

10612

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 7330U	Intel Core i3-1215U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3002	3248
PassMark - CPU mark	11038	10612

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 7330U	Intel Core i3-1215U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating	683	582
Launch price (MSRP)		$309
Processor Number		i3-1215U
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	480 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	7.5 MB
L3 cache	8MB (shared)	10 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics (Vega 4)	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Device ID		0x46B3
Execution Units		64
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)