Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD A4 7th Gen A4-9120

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Intel Core i3 3220

3.3 GHz
Dual core

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220

	Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz		Newer manufacturing process 22 nm
	More l3 cache 3 MB

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AMD A4 7th Gen A4-9120

2.2 GHz
Dual core

Reasons to buy the AMD A4 7th Gen A4-9120

	More l2 cache 1 MB		Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 90 °C
	More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core

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Intel Core i3 3220

AMD A4 7th Gen A4-9120

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 3220

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Significantly higher clock speed

3.3 GHz

2.2 GHz

Around 50% higher clock speed

Newer manufacturing process

22 nm

28 nm

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

More l3 cache

3 MB

None

Compared to all cpus, 3 MB l3 cache is just OK

Reasons to consider the
AMD A4 7th Gen A4-9120

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More l2 cache

1 MB

0.5 MB

2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later

Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature

90 °C

65.3 °C

Around 40% higher Maximum operating temperature

More l2 cache per core

0.5 MB/core

0.25 MB/core

2x more l2 cache per core

clock speed

Core i3 3220

3.3 GHz

A4 7th Gen A4-9120

2.2 GHz

L2 cache

Core i3 3220

0.5 MB

A4 7th Gen A4-9120

1 MB

gpu clock speed

Core i3 3220

650 MHz

A4 7th Gen A4-9120

655 MHz

summary	Core i3 3220	A4 7th Gen A4-9120
Clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Cores	Dual core	Dual core
Is unlocked	No	No
features
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
FMA4
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES

details	Core i3 3220	A4 7th Gen A4-9120
L2 cache	0.5 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core	0.5 MB/core
L3 cache	3 MB	None
Manufacture process	22 nm	28 nm
Operating temperature	Unknown - 65.3°C	Unknown - 90°C
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 2500	Radeon™ R5
GPU clock speed	650 MHz	655 MHz
power consumption
Typical power consumption	44.69W	N/A