Intel Pentium D 925 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released July, 2006
Intel Pentium D 925
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium D 925
 | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.23 GHz | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.4 GHz |
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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 | | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 5,351 |
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Has virtualization support Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 8x 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 | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 8x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.4 GHz | vs | 3.46 GHz | More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 5,351 | vs | 1,004 | More than 5.2x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 77.19W | More than 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,764 | vs | 751 | More than 2.2x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better performance per dollar | 1.18 pt/$ | vs | 0.76 pt/$ | More than 55% better performance per dollar | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date over 6 years later | |||
| Better PassMark score | 4,229 | vs | 691 | More than 6x better PassMark score | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| Better performance per watt | 2.69 pt/W | vs | 0.59 pt/W | More than 4.5x better performance per watt | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium D 925 vs Core i3 3220
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium D 925 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| P | |||
| 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 | 95W | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.59 pt/W | 2.69 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 44.69W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
details | Pentium D 925 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 15 | 33 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 63.4°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.23 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.4 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,095.6 | 3,775.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.23 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 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Supports ECC | No | No | |
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