The Intel Core i3-330M was a mobile processor with 2 cores, launched in January 2010. It is part of the Core i3 lineup, using the Arrandale architecture with Socket G1. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 4 threads. Core i3-330M has 3 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.133 GHz. Intel is making the Core i3-330M on a 32 nm production node using 382 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Core i3-330M, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 35 W, the Core i3-330M consumes only little energy. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 1066 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. For communication with other components in the system, Core i3-330M uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. This processor features the HD Graphics integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Core i3-330M, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.