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| Intel Core i3 3220 vs Atom D2550 |
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 | ![]() | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 5,351 |
![]() | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes | ![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
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Released March, 2012
Intel Atom D2550
- 1.86 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Atom D2550
![]() | More l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 8.13W |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C | ![]() | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 1.86 GHz | More than 75% higher clock speed | |||
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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 commercial energy cost | 8.76 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | 5.5x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 2.41 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | 5.5x lower annual home 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 |
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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 |
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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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