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| Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD A4 3400 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220
![]() | Much more l3 cache 3 MB | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
![]() | More threads 4 | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
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Released September, 2011
AMD A4 3400
- 2.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD A4 3400
![]() | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 71.5 °C | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.5 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 6x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 6x more l3 cache per core | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Sep, 2011 | Release date a year later | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 71.5 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | Almost the same |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs A4 3400
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3220
2,251
A4 3400
1,378
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3220
932
A4 3400
1,259
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3220
2,654
A4 3400
2,594
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,399
A4 3400
2,511
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
2,501
A4 3400
1,367
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
A4 3400
112,400 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3220
4,229
A4 3400
1,595
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3220
1,764
A4 3400
903
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | A4 3400 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
FM1 | |||
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 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
AMD-V | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 55W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.69 pt/W | 1.57 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 52.81W |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | A4 3400 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 71.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 50 | 10 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,775.1 | 1,356.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Radeon™ HD 6410D | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 600 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 |
Intel Core i3 3220 ![]() | AMD A4 3400 ![]() |
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