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Intel Core i3 3220
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3220 based on its performance, single-core performance, overclocking and value.
See full details Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD A6 3620 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
7.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220
 | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,764 | | Higher GPU clock speed 650 MHz |
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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Released December, 2011
AMD A6 3620
- 2.5 GHz
- Quad core
7 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD A6 3620
| | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 70.5 °C |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | More cores 4 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3220 vs 3620 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 7.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | More than 30% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,764 | vs | 790 | Around 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | vs | 443 MHz | More than 45% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.44 GHz | vs | 2.48 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Dec, 2011 | Release date 8 months later | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.48 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 60% 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 | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 70.5 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs A6 3620
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | A6 3620 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
| 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 | 2.84 pt/W | 1.96 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 52.81W | |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | A6 3620 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 1 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 - 70.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.44 GHz | 2.48 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.48 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.44 GHz | 2.48 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Radeon™ HD 6530D | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 443 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
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