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| Intel Pentium D 945 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released July, 2006
Intel Pentium D 945
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium D 945
![]() | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz | ![]() | Higher clock speed 3.4 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 | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
![]() | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 5,351 | ![]() | More threads 4 |
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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 | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 3.43 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.59 GHz | vs | 3.46 GHz | More than 30% 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 | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 5,351 | vs | 1,571 | Around 3.5x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much better performance per watt | 2.69 pt/W | vs | 1.14 pt/W | More than 2.2x better performance per watt | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 77.19W | More than 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 65.3 °C | vs | 63.4 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date over 6 years later | |||
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 |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium D 945 vs Core i3 3220
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium D 945
1,678
Core i3 3220
5,399
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium D 945
932
Core i3 3220
2,501
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium D 945
122,800 MB/s
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium D 945
1,571
Core i3 3220
5,351
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium D 945
2,830
Core i3 3220
5,707
GeekBench
Pentium D 945
2,830
Core i3 3220
8,919
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium D 945 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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Clock speed | 3.4 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 | 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 | 1.14 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 945 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 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 | 17 | 33 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 63.4°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 9 | 50 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.22 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.59 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,049.4 | 3,775.1 | |
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 | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Supports ECC | No | No |
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