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Intel Core i3 3220
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See full details Intel Pentium B960 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released October, 2011
Intel Pentium B960
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
7.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium B960
 | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Lower typical power consumption 28.44W |
| | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 85 °C | | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
6.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3220
| | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Much better performance per dollar 1.18 pt/$ |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of B960 vs 3220 among all 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 | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
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? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 7.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| 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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| Lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 44.69W | More than 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 85 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | More than 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | vs | 1,050 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 13.25 $/year | More than 35% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 48.18 $/year | More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 50% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 1.18 pt/$ | vs | 0.5 pt/$ | More than 2.2x better performance per dollar | |||
| Significantly better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 5,399 | vs | 2,755 | More than 95% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,764 | vs | 1,054 | More than 65% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 50% more l3 cache per core | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 55% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Oct, 2011 | Release date 11 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium B960 vs Core i3 3220
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium B960 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | 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 | 2.98 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 | Pentium B960 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 22 | 33 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 85°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.2 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 975.7 | 3,775.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.2 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 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 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 16,384 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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