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Intel Core i3 3220
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3220 based on its overclocking.
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220T
- 2.8 GHz
- Dual core
5.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 3220T
 | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 28.44W | | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
6.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the 3220
| | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.46 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3220T vs 3220 among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 6.1 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much 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 | |||
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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 | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 44.69W | More than 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | More than 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 2.87 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3220T vs 3220
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
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 3220T | vs | 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
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 | 35W | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.94 pt/W | 2.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 44.69W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i3 3220T | vs | 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 28 | 33 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 65°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.87 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.8 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.87 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | 1,050 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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