Intel Core i5 3470 vs i3 3220 |
Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3470
 | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | | Much better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz |
| | More cores 4 | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the i3 3220
| | Much lower typical power consumption 44.69W | | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 13.25 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 48.18 $/year |
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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 better turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | vs | 1,050 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 67.4 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 3.46 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 86.05W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 31.22 $/year | 2.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 84.62 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3470 vs i3 3220
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3470 | vs | i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | 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 | 77W | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 31.22 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 84.62 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 4.41 pt/W | 2.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 86.05W | 44.69W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Core i5 3470 | vs | i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 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 | 32 | 33 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.4°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 22 | 50 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.67 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 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 | 1,100 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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