Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD Athlon XP 2600+ |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220
 | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | More threads 4 | | More cores 2 |
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AMD Athlon XP 2600+
- 1.92 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon XP 2600+
| | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 1.92 GHz | More than 70% higher clock speed | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i3 3220 vs Athlon XP 2600+
clock speed
L2 cache
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon XP 2600+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.92 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| 462 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | Athlon XP 2600+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 44.69W | N/A | |
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