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| Intel Core2 Duo E8400 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core2 Duo E8400
![]() | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz | ![]() | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3220
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | More threads 4 |
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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 | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.4 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.46 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 4 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 |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core2 Duo E8400 vs Core i3 3220
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core2 Duo E8400
2.41 mHash/s
Core i3 3220
4.07 mHash/s
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,982
Core i3 3220
5,399
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
1,625
Core i3 3220
2,501
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
128,000 MB/s
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
2,826
Core i3 3220
5,351
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core2 Duo E8400
3,092
Core i3 3220
5,707
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core2 Duo E8400
2,160
Core i3 3220
4,229
PassMark (Single Core)
Core2 Duo E8400
1,251
Core i3 3220
1,764
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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Clock speed | 3 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 | 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 | 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 | 1.83 pt/W | 2.69 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 44.69W |
details | Core2 Duo E8400 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
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 | |
Clock multiplier | 9 | 33 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.4°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 125 | 50 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 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 |
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 ![]() | Intel Core i3 3220 ![]() |
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