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| Intel Core i3 3210 vs AMD Athlon II 170u |
Released January, 2013
Intel Core i3 3210
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3210
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | ![]() | More threads 4 |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much better PassMark score 4,021 |
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First seen on June, 2012
AMD Athlon II 170u
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II 170u
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 80 °C | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 16.25W | ![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 17.52 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 60% higher clock speed | |||
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More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much better PassMark score | 4,021 | vs | 626 | Around 6.5x better PassMark score | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,713 | vs | 634 | Around 2.8x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.26 GHz | vs | 3.11 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 60% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 80 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | Around 25% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 16.25W | vs | 44.69W | 2.7x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 17.52 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | 2.7x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 4.82 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | 2.7x lower annual home energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3210 vs Athlon II 170u
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3210
5,138
Athlon II 170u
997
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3210
2,357
Athlon II 170u
991
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3210
167,100 MB/s
Athlon II 170u
78,400 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3210
4,021
Athlon II 170u
626
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3210
1,713
Athlon II 170u
634
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3210 | vs | Athlon II 170u |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes |
details | Core i3 3210 | vs | Athlon II 170u |
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Threads | 4 | 1 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 80°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.26 GHz | 3.11 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,160.4 | 1,383.9 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.26 GHz | 3.11 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 55W | 20W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 4.82 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 17.52 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 3.35 pt/W | 3.3 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 16.25W |
Intel Core i3 3210 ![]() | AMD Athlon II 170u ![]() |
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