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Intel Core i3 3220
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3220 based on its single-core performance and overclocking.
See full details | Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD Athlon II X3 405e |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | Much more l3 cache 3 MB |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | More cores 3 |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.67 MB/core | ![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 71 °C |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
6.1 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
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Much more l3 cache | 3 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 6x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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 | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,764 | vs | 780 | More than 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.17 MB/core | 9x more l3 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | More than 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Oct, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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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 | |||
More cores | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.67 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 2.8x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 71 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 44.69W | Around 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | Around 20% lower annual home energy cost |
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon II X3 405e |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Tri 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 | 45W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.69 pt/W | 1.59 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 36.56W |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon II X3 405e |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 3 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.67 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.17 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 71°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 3.45 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 3.45 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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