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Intel Core i3 3220

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Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 1.86 GHz More than 75% higher clock speed
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 5,351 vs 1,127 Around 4.8x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed
Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Has virtualization support Yes vs No Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines
Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,764 vs 302 More than 5.8x better PassMark (Single core) score
Much better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 5,399 vs 1,147 Around 4.8x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz vs 1.87 GHz Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Significantly better performance per dollar 1.18 pt/$ vs 0.76 pt/$ More than 55% better performance per dollar
More number of displays supported 3 vs 2 1 more number of displays supported
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz vs 1.87 GHz More than 85% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Newer Sep, 2012 vs Mar, 2012 Release date 6 months later
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More l2 cache 1 MB vs 0.5 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Much lower typical power consumption 8.13W vs 44.69W 5.5x lower typical power consumption
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C vs 65.3 °C Around 55% higher Maximum operating temperature
More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Much lower annual home energy cost 2.41 $/year vs 13.25 $/year 5.5x lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 8.76 $/year vs 48.18 $/year 5.5x lower annual commercial energy cost
Better performance per watt 3.59 pt/W vs 2.69 pt/W Around 35% better performance per watt

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Atom D2550

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,399
Atom D2550
1,147

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
2,501
Atom D2550
467

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Atom D2550
29,700 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,351
Atom D2550
1,127

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,707
Atom D2550
1,162

GeekBench

Core i3 3220
8,919
Atom D2550
1,162

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 3220
4,229
Atom D2550
671

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 3220
1,764
Atom D2550
302

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3220  vs
Atom D2550 
Clock speed 3.3 GHz 1.86 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes No
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes No

power consumption
TDP 55W 10W
Annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year 2.41 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year 8.76 $/year
Performance per watt 2.69 pt/W 3.59 pt/W
Typical power consumption 44.69W 8.13W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 2,500 MT/s

details

 Core i3 3220  vs
Atom D2550 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 4
L2 cache 0.5 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 65.3°C Unknown - 100°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.43 GHz 1.87 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz 1.87 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz 1.87 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500 Integrated
Number of displays supported 3 2
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 640 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
DDR3-800
Channels Dual Channel Single Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 8,533.33 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 4,096 MB
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