Intel Pentium G3220 vs Core2 Duo E8400 |
Released September, 2013
Intel Pentium G3220
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G3220
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
| | Lower typical power consumption 43.88W | | Newer Sep, 2013 |
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Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E8400
| | Much more l2 cache 6 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 3 MB/core |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz | | Supports trusted computing Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 43.88W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Sep, 2013 | vs | Jan, 2008 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 6 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 12x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 3 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 12x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 3.05 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G3220 vs Core2 Duo E8400
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G3220 | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 54W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.75 pt/W | 1.83 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 43.88W | 52.81W | |
details | Pentium G3220 | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 3 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 72.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.05 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | 4.23 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.05 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI 2.0 | FSB | |
| Number of links | 0 | 1 | |
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