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| Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220
![]() | Much more l3 cache 3 MB | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | More threads 4 |
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Released June, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 250
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 250
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.72 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 3 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 1.5 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK | |||
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 | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jun, 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 | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | vs | 3.46 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Athlon II X2 250
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,399
Athlon II X2 250
2,814
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
2,501
Athlon II X2 250
1,524
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 250
120,700 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,351
Athlon II X2 250
2,690
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,707
Athlon II X2 250
2,929
GeekBench
Core i3 3220
8,919
Athlon II X2 250
4,461
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3220
4,229
Athlon II X2 250
1,750
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3220
1,764
Athlon II X2 250
1,008
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon II X2 250 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 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 | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
ABM | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
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 | 1.79 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 52.81W |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon II X2 250 |
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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 | 0 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0 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 | 25 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 3.72 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 4.04 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,775.1 | 2,374.3 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 3.72 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 |
Intel Core i3 3220 ![]() | AMD Athlon II X2 250 ![]() |
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