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Intel Core i3 3220

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Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz Around 75% higher clock speed
Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score 5,399 vs 2,380 More than 2.2x better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 1,764 vs 936 Around 90% better PassMark (Single core) score
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz vs 1.9 GHz More than 80% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
More number of displays supported 3 vs 2 1 more number of displays supported
Significantly better performance per dollar 1.18 pt/$ vs 0.8 pt/$ More than 45% better performance per dollar
More l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core vs 1 MB/core 50% more l3 cache per core
Better turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz vs 1,000 MHz 5% better turbo clock speed
More threads 4 vs 2 Twice as many threads
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz vs 1.9 GHz More than 80% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Better performance per watt 2.69 pt/W vs 1.97 pt/W More than 35% better performance per watt
Newer Sep, 2012 vs Sep, 2011 Release date a year 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 higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C vs 65.3 °C Around 55% higher Maximum operating temperature
Lower typical power consumption 28.44W vs 44.69W More than 35% lower typical power consumption
More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year vs 13.25 $/year More than 35% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year vs 48.18 $/year More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220 vs Celeron B840

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,399
Celeron B840
2,380

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
2,501
Celeron B840
1,376

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
Celeron B840
89.3 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3220
5,351
Celeron B840
2,245

GeekBench

Core i3 3220
8,919
Celeron B840
2,245

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i3 3220
4,229
Celeron B840
1,724

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i3 3220
1,764
Celeron B840
936

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3220  vs
Celeron B840 
Clock speed 3.3 GHz 1.9 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
LGA 1155
rPGA 988B

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

power consumption
TDP 55W 35W
Annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year 8.43 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year 30.66 $/year
Performance per watt 2.69 pt/W 1.97 pt/W
Typical power consumption 44.69W 28.44W

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

details

 Core i3 3220  vs
Celeron B840 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 2
L2 cache 0.5 MB 1 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 1 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 33 19
Operating temperature Unknown - 65.3°C Unknown - 100°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.43 GHz 1.9 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz 1.9 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz 1.9 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 2500 Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported 3 2
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,050 MHz 1,000 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 16,384 MB
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