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| Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD A6 5200 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220
![]() | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 47.7 | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
![]() | Newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 1,764 |
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Released May, 2013
AMD A6 5200
- 2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD A6 5200
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score 19 mHash/s |
![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 20.31W | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 9.41 pt/W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 47.7 | vs | 26.4 | More than 80% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 65% higher clock speed | |||
Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 28 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,764 | vs | 778 | More than 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
More l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | None | Compared to all cpus, 3 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 5,399 | vs | 3,330 | More than 60% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
Higher GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | vs | 600 MHz | Around 10% higher GPU clock speed | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score | 19 mHash/s | vs | 4.07 mHash/s | Around 4.8x better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 44.69W | 2.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better performance per watt | 9.41 pt/W | vs | 2.69 pt/W | More than 3.5x better performance per watt | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 90 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | Around 40% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | 2.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | 2.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Newer | May, 2013 | vs | Sep, 2012 | Release date 8 months later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs A6 5200
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i3 3220
4.07 mHash/s
A6 5200
19 mHash/s
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3220
2,251
A6 5200
1,790
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3220
932
A6 5200
1,486
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Core i3 3220
2,654
A6 5200
2,476
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,399
A6 5200
3,330
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
2,501
A6 5200
1,061
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
A6 5200
982,400 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3220
4,229
A6 5200
2,403
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | A6 5200 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2 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 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 55W | 25W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 21.9 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.69 pt/W | 9.41 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 20.31W |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | A6 5200 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | None | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 28 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 90°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 2 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Radeon™ HD 8400 | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 600 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 |
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