Intel Core i3 3220 vs AMD Sempron 130 |
Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220
 | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | | More threads 4 |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much better PassMark score 4,229 |
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First seen on June, 2012
AMD Sempron 130
- 2.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 130
| | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.73 GHz |
| | Lower typical power consumption 36.56W | | Lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | More than 25% higher clock speed | |||
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| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 4,229 | vs | 656 | Around 6.5x better PassMark score | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,764 | vs | 714 | Around 2.5x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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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 | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.73 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 44.69W | Around 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | Around 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Sempron 130
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 3220 | vs | Sempron 130 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
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 | |
details | Core i3 3220 | vs | Sempron 130 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 50 | 1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.43 GHz | 3.73 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,775.1 | 733.2 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | 3.73 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 55W | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.69 pt/W | 1.73 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 36.56W | |
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