Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD A4 7th Gen A4-9120 |
Released September, 2012
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 |
by Don-Woligroski (Oct, 2012)The Core i3-3220 doesn't benefit from Intel's Turbo Boost technology at all, but instead relies on an architecture able to execute more instructions per cycle than AMD.
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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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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 50% higher clock speed | |||
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| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 28 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | None | Compared to all cpus, 3 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 90 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | Around 40% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i3 3220 vs A4 7th Gen A4-9120
clock speed
L2 cache
gpu clock speed
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | 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 | vs | 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 | |
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