CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3220 vs 720 among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 3220
5.5
Phenom II X3 720
5.6
Core2 Quad Q6600
5.8
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 3220
6.9
Phenom II X3 720
4.0
Core2 Quad Q6600
3.5
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 3220
0.5
Phenom II X3 720
0.0
Core2 Quad Q6600
0.0
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 3220
4.9
Phenom II X3 720
0.0
Core2 Quad Q6600
0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 3220
6.6
Phenom II X3 720
4.8
Core2 Quad Q6600
4.7
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 3220
6.0
Phenom II X3 720
n.d.
Core2 Quad Q6600
n.d.
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.1

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i3 3220
6.1
Phenom II X3 720
3.6
Core2 Quad Q6600
3.5

Winner
AMD Phenom II X3 720 

CPUBoss recommends the AMD Phenom II X3 720  based on its overclocking.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Core i3 3220

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 3220

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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
Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Around 20% higher clock speed
Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W vs 77.19W More than 40% lower typical power consumption
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 Feb, 2009 Release date over 3 years later
Front view of AMD Phenom II X3 720

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AMD Phenom II X3 720

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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
Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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 73 °C vs 65.3 °C More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.61 GHz vs 3.43 GHz More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.86 GHz vs 3.46 GHz More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Phenom II X3 720

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,399
Phenom II X3 720
4,130

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
2,501
Phenom II X3 720
1,552

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Phenom II X3 720
119,600 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,351
Phenom II X3 720
3,694

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,707
Phenom II X3 720
4,192

GeekBench

Core i3 3220
8,919
Phenom II X3 720
5,726

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 3220
4,229
Phenom II X3 720
2,691

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 3220
1,764
Phenom II X3 720
970

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3220  vs
Phenom II X3 720 
Clock speed 3.3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Cores Dual core Tri core
Socket type
LGA 1155
AM3
Is unlocked No Yes

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 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 1.38 pt/W
Typical power consumption 44.69W 77.19W

details

 Core i3 3220  vs
Phenom II X3 720 
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 6 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 65.3°C Unknown - 73°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 50 56
Overclocked clock speed 3.43 GHz 3.61 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz 3.86 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 3,775.1 2,146.5
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz 3.61 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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