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Intel Core i3 3220

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Front view of Intel Core i3 3220

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 3220

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Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz vs 0.73 GHz Around 4.8x better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W vs 77.19W More than 40% lower typical power consumption
Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz Around 5% higher clock speed
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz vs 0.65 GHz More than 5.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Much lower annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year vs 22.89 $/year More than 40% lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year vs 83.22 $/year More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost
Newer Sep, 2012 vs May, 2011 Release date over 1 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 4 vs 2 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Athlon II X4 650

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,399
Athlon II X4 650
5,640

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
2,501
Athlon II X4 650
1,638

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Athlon II X4 650
128,700 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 3220
4,229
Athlon II X4 650
3,468

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 3220
1,764
Athlon II X4 650
1,058

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3220  vs
Athlon II X4 650 
Clock speed 3.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Cores Dual core Quad core

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

details

 Core i3 3220  vs
Athlon II X4 650 
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 0.5 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.43 GHz 0.73 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz 0.65 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz 0.73 GHz

power consumption
TDP 55W 95W
Annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year 22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year 83.22 $/year
Performance per watt 2.69 pt/W 1.61 pt/W
Typical power consumption 44.69W 77.19W
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