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| Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD Phenom X4 9650 |
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 |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,764 |
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Released March, 2008
AMD Phenom X4 9650
- 2.3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom X4 9650
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | More cores 4 |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | ![]() | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 65 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 | 2.3 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,764 | vs | 787 | Around 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 77.19W | More than 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 2.81 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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 | Mar, 2008 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 3.12 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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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 X4 9650
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,399
Phenom X4 9650
4,005
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
2,501
Phenom X4 9650
1,117
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Phenom X4 9650
88,700 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,351
Phenom X4 9650
3,823
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 3220
5,707
Phenom X4 9650
4,570
GeekBench
Core i3 3220
8,919
Phenom X4 9650
4,570
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 3220
4,229
Phenom X4 9650
2,638
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 3220
1,764
Phenom X4 9650
787
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | Phenom X4 9650 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
AM2+ | |||
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 | 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 | 1.15 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 77.19W |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | Phenom X4 9650 |
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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 | 2 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 65 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.3°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 50 | 5 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 2.81 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 3.12 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,775.1 | 672.3 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 2.81 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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