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| Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD A4 4000 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | More threads 4 |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Lower typical power consumption 44.69W |
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Released May, 2013
AMD A4 4000
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD A4 4000
![]() | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.02 GHz | ![]() | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
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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 | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
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 | |||
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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 better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.02 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 70 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Newer | May, 2013 | vs | Sep, 2012 | Release date 8 months later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs A4 4000
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i3 3220
4.07 mHash/s
A4 4000
20.49 mHash/s
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3220
2,251
A4 4000
1,875
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3220
932
A4 4000
1,282
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3220
2,654
A4 4000
2,076
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,399
A4 4000
2,519
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
2,501
A4 4000
1,622
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
A4 4000
1,830,000 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3220
4,229
A4 4000
1,809
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | A4 4000 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
ABM | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
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 | 5.4 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 52.81W |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | A4 4000 |
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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 | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 4.02 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 3.49 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,775.1 | 1,069.1 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 4.02 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Radeon™ HD 7480D | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 720 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 |
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