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Intel Core i3 3210

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W vs 77.19W More than 40% lower typical power consumption
Much lower annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year vs 22.89 $/year More than 40% lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year vs 83.22 $/year More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost
Newer Jan, 2013 vs Nov, 2009 Release date over 3 years later
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
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Much more l2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
More cores 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.69 GHz vs 3.26 GHz Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 71 °C vs 65.3 °C Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3210 vs Phenom II X4 925

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3210
5,138
Phenom II X4 925
5,150

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3210
2,357
Phenom II X4 925
1,478

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3210
167,100 MB/s
Phenom II X4 925
113,350 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3210
5,116
Phenom II X4 925
5,009

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3210
5,726
Phenom II X4 925
6,430

GeekBench

Core i3 3210
5,726
Phenom II X4 925
6,430

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 3210
4,021
Phenom II X4 925
3,433

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 3210
1,713
Phenom II X4 925
972

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3210  vs
Phenom II X4 925 
Clock speed 3.2 GHz 2.8 GHz
Cores Dual core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1155
AM3
Is unlocked No No

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

power consumption
TDP 55W 95W
Annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year 22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year 83.22 $/year
Performance per watt 3.35 pt/W 1.48 pt/W
Typical power consumption 44.69W 77.19W

details

 Core i3 3210  vs
Phenom II X4 925 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
L3 cache 3 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 65.3°C Unknown - 71°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 1 1
Overclocked clock speed 3.26 GHz 3.69 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.2 GHz 2.8 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.26 GHz 3.69 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500 N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 650 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz N/A
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