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| Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD Athlon II X2 265 |
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 | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | More threads 4 | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 2.69 pt/W |
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Released September, 2010
AMD Athlon II X2 265
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 265
![]() | 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) 3.86 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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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much better performance per watt | 2.69 pt/W | vs | 1.11 pt/W | Around 2.5x better performance per watt | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 102.72W | 2.3x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 36.79 $/year | 2.8x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 101.7 $/year | 2.1x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Sep, 2010 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | Around 5% 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 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) | 3.86 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Athlon II X2 265
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,399
Athlon II X2 265
3,122
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
2,501
Athlon II X2 265
1,703
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 265
133,500 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,351
Athlon II X2 265
3,034
GeekBench
Core i3 3220
8,919
Athlon II X2 265
4,028
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
Core i3 3220
12,548
Athlon II X2 265
7,028
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3220
4,229
Athlon II X2 265
1,876
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3220
1,764
Athlon II X2 265
1,110
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon II X2 265 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 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 | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 55W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 36.79 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 101.7 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.69 pt/W | 1.11 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 102.72W |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon II X2 265 |
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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 | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 3.86 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 3.86 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 |
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