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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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Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz Around 45% higher clock speed
Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz vs 2.3 GHz Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Lower typical power consumption 44.69W vs 52.81W More than 15% lower typical power consumption
More l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core vs 1 MB/core 50% more l3 cache per core
Higher Maximum operating temperature 65.3 °C vs 55 °C Around 20% higher Maximum operating temperature
Newer Sep, 2012 vs Jun, 2010 Release date over 2 years later
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz vs 2.3 GHz More than 50% 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
Front view of AMD Opteron 4174 HE

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Much more l2 cache 3 MB vs 0.5 MB 6x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
More cores 6 vs 2 Three times as many cores; run more applications at once
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 vs 1 Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration
More l3 cache 6 MB vs 3 MB 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
More threads 6 vs 4 2 more threads

Features Key features of the Core i3 3220  vs Opteron 4174 HE 

clock speed

Core i3 3220
3.3 GHz
Opteron 4174 HE
2.3 GHz

L2 cache

Core i3 3220
0.5 MB
Opteron 4174 HE
3 MB

L3 cache

Core i3 3220
3 MB
Opteron 4174 HE
6 MB

overclocked clock speed (air)

Core i3 3220
3.43 GHz
Opteron 4174 HE
2.3 GHz

overclocked clock speed (water)

Core i3 3220
3.46 GHz
Opteron 4174 HE
2.3 GHz

TDP

Core i3 3220
55W
Opteron 4174 HE
65W

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3220  vs
Opteron 4174 HE 
Clock speed 3.3 GHz 2.3 GHz
Cores Dual core Hexa core
Socket type
LGA 1155
C32
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

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
Typical power consumption 44.69W 52.81W

details

 Core i3 3220  vs
Opteron 4174 HE 
Threads 4 6
L2 cache 0.5 MB 3 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
L3 cache 3 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 2
Clock multiplier 33 11
Operating temperature Unknown - 65.3°C 0 - 55°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.43 GHz 2.3 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz 2.3 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz 2.3 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

bus
Architecture DMI HyperTransport 3.0
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