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Intel Core i3 3220
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See full details Intel Pentium G2020 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released January, 2013
Intel Pentium G2020
- 2.9 GHz
- Dual core
7.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G2020
 | Significantly better performance per dollar 7.41 pt/$ | | Marginally newer Jan, 2013 |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
7.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3220
| | Is hyperthreaded Yes | | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | More threads 4 | | Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,764 |
by Don-Woligroski (Oct, 2012)The Core i3-3220 doesn't benefit from Intel's Turbo Boost technology at all, but instead relies on an architecture able to execute more instructions per cycle than AMD.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of G2020 vs 3220
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Passmark and GeekBench (32-bit) | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Passmark (Overclocked), Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 2 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly better performance per dollar | 7.41 pt/$ | vs | 4.69 pt/$ | Around 60% better performance per dollar | |||
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| Marginally newer | Jan, 2013 | vs | Sep, 2012 | Release date 4 months later | |||
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| Is hyperthreaded | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Maximizes usage of each CPU core | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,764 | vs | 1,560 | Around 15% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better PassMark score | 4,229 | vs | 2,797 | More than 50% better PassMark score | |||
| Better 3DMark11 physics score | 4,030 | vs | 2,830 | More than 40% better 3DMark11 physics score | |||
| Better geekbench (32-bit) score | 5,389 | vs | 3,837 | More than 40% better geekbench (32-bit) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 3.05 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark (Overclocked) score | 3,775.1 | vs | 2,960.3 | Around 30% better PassMark (Overclocked) score | |||
| Better performance per watt | 10.65 pt/W | vs | 8.63 pt/W | Around 25% better performance per watt | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.53 GHz | vs | 3.01 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G2020 vs Core i3 3220
GeekBench (32-bit)
GeekBench
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Passmark
Passmark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G2020 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| Is hyperthreaded | No | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,050 MHz | 1,050 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Pentium G2020 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nms | 22 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 29 | 33 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 3 | 50 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.05 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.01 GHz | 3.53 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,960.3 | 3,775.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.05 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 55W | 55W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 8.63 pt/W | 10.65 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 44.69W | 44.69W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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