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Intel Core i3 3220

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
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 
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 
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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