Intel Core2 Duo E8290 vs Core i3 3220 |
First seen on January, 2013
Intel Core2 Duo E8290
- 2.83 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E8290
 | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 3 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 newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | More threads 4 | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.43 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 12x 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 | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 12x more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.83 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 2.83 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.83 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| 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 | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8290 vs Core i3 3220
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8290 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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| Clock speed | 2.83 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core2 Duo E8290 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.83 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.83 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.83 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
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 | 1.82 pt/W | 2.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 44.69W | |
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