CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3220 vs 5200 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 3220
3.6
A6 5200
3.5
Core i5 3470
5.0
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 3220
6.9
A6 5200
5.9
Core i5 3470
8.1
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 3220
1.5
A6 5200
1.9
Core i5 3470
2.1
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 3220
4.9
A6 5200
6.2
Core i5 3470
5.9
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 3220
5.2
A6 5200
5.5
Core i5 3470
5.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 3220
6.2
A6 5200
n.d.
Core i5 3470
6.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i3 3220
6.4
A6 5200
6.8
Core i5 3470
6.9

Winner
Intel Core i3 3220 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3220  based on its performance and single-core performance.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 3220

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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 47.7 vs 26.4 More than 80% better 3DMark06 CPU score
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 home energy cost 6.02 $/year vs 13.25 $/year 2.2x lower annual home energy cost
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 21.9 $/year vs 48.18 $/year 2.2x lower annual commercial 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 
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 
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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