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Intel Core i3 3220

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Intel Core i3 3220

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Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz Around 10% 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
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 
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 
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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