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| Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
![]() | More threads 4 | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
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Released July, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 240
- 2.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 240
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C | ![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jul, 2009 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
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 | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | Around 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Athlon II X2 240
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,399
Athlon II X2 240
2,624
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
2,501
Athlon II X2 240
1,423
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 240
112,300 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,351
Athlon II X2 240
2,513
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,707
Athlon II X2 240
4,487
GeekBench
Core i3 3220
8,919
Athlon II X2 240
4,487
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3220
4,229
Athlon II X2 240
1,642
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3220
1,764
Athlon II X2 240
938
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon II X2 240 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
AM3 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
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 | 2.69 pt/W | 1.67 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 52.81W |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon II X2 240 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 2 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 | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 50 | 23 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,775.1 | 2,103.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 |
Intel Core i3 3220 ![]() | AMD Athlon II X2 240 ![]() |
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