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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 higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz More than 30% higher clock speed
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
Lower typical power consumption 44.69W vs 52.81W More than 15% lower typical power consumption
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz vs 2.5 GHz Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Newer Sep, 2012 vs Jun, 2009 Release date over 3 years later
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 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
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C vs 65.3 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Phenom II X4 905e

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,399
Phenom II X4 905e
3,038

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
2,501
Phenom II X4 905e
897

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Phenom II X4 905e
66.3 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,351
Phenom II X4 905e
4,514

GeekBench

Core i3 3220
8,919
Phenom II X4 905e
4,811

Cinebench R11.5

Core i3 3220
2.73
Phenom II X4 905e
2.99

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 3220
4,229
Phenom II X4 905e
3,080

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 3220
1,764
Phenom II X4 905e
882

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3220  vs
Phenom II X4 905e 
Clock speed 3.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Cores Dual core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1155
AM3
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
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 1.17 pt/W
Typical power consumption 44.69W 52.81W

details

 Core i3 3220  vs
Phenom II X4 905e 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 0.5 MB 2 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 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 65.3°C Unknown - 70°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.43 GHz 3.41 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz 2.5 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz 3.41 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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