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| Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD Athlon X4 740 |
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 |
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | Lower typical power consumption 44.69W |
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Released October, 2012
AMD Athlon X4 740
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X4 740
![]() | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | ![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
![]() | More cores 4 | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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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 | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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 | 4 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.21 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 73 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Athlon X4 740
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,399
Athlon X4 740
5,068
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
2,501
Athlon X4 740
1,812
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Athlon X4 740
2,030,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,351
Athlon X4 740
4,945
GeekBench
Core i3 3220
8,919
Athlon X4 740
4,945
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Core i3 3220
4,030
Athlon X4 740
3,150
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3220
4,229
Athlon X4 740
3,997
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3220
1,764
Athlon X4 740
1,292
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon X4 740 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
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 | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
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 | 12.36 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 52.81W |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon X4 740 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 4 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 73°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 50 | 13 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 4.21 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 3 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 4.21 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 | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 |
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