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| Intel Core2 Duo E6400 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6400
- 2.13 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E6400
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3220
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much better PassMark score 4,229 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x 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 | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | Around 55% higher clock speed | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much better PassMark score | 4,229 | vs | 1,295 | More than 3.2x better PassMark score | |||
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 5,351 | vs | 1,961 | Around 2.8x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 65.3 °C | vs | 61.4 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 3.33 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date over 6 years later | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 3.33 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E6400 vs Core i3 3220
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6400
2,071
Core i3 3220
5,399
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6400
1,133
Core i3 3220
2,501
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6400
91,000 MB/s
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6400
1,961
Core i3 3220
5,351
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E6400
2,126
Core i3 3220
5,707
GeekBench
Core2 Duo E6400
3,267
Core i3 3220
8,919
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E6400
1,295
Core i3 3220
4,229
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E6400
801
Core i3 3220
1,764
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E6400 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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Clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 775 | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
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 | 65W | 55W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.35 pt/W | 2.69 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 44.69W |
details | Core2 Duo E6400 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 65 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 8 | 33 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 61.4°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 15 | 50 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.33 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.33 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,050 MHz | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 |
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