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Intel Core i3 3220
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3220 based on its .
See full details| | Intel Pentium G2020 vs Core i3 3220 |
| | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Better performance per dollar 6.33 pt/$ |
| | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | | Marginally newer Jan, 2013 |
| | 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.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Pentium G2020 5.9 Core i3 3220 6.3 | |
| Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and GeekBench (64-bit) | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Pentium G2020 8.4 Core i3 3220 8.8 | |
| Passmark (Single Core) | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Pentium G2020 6.9 Core i3 3220 7.4 | |
| Passmark (Overclocked), Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 2 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Pentium G2020 7.9 Core i3 3220 7.1 | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value | |
| Pentium G2020 7.1 Core i3 3220 7.4 | |
| | | Intel Core i3 3220CPUBoss Winner |
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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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| Better performance per dollar | 6.33 pt/$ | vs | 4.47 pt/$ | More than 40% better performance per dollar | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| 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 | 2,772 | Around 55% better PassMark score | |||
| Better 3DMark11 physics score | 4,030 | vs | 2,830 | More than 40% better 3DMark11 physics score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.44 GHz | vs | 3.04 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 | |||
| Slightly better geekbench (64-bit) score | 5,733 | vs | 4,303 | Around 35% better geekbench (64-bit) score | |||
| Better performance per watt | 10.15 pt/W | vs | 8.2 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) | |||
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 | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 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 | 3.04 GHz | 3.44 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.01 GHz | 3.53 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,960.3 | 3,775.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.04 GHz | 3.44 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 | 8.2 pt/W | 10.15 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 | |
| Intel Pentium G2020 | Intel Core i3 3220 |
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