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| 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) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G3220 vs Core2 Duo E8400
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Pentium G3220
3.54 mHash/s
Core2 Duo E8400
2.41 mHash/s
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3220
4,338
Core2 Duo E8400
2,982
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3220
2,392
Core2 Duo E8400
1,625
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3220
171,700 MB/s
Core2 Duo E8400
128,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3220
4,305
Core2 Duo E8400
2,826
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3220
4,628
Core2 Duo E8400
3,092
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Pentium G3220
3,155
Core2 Duo E8400
2,160
PassMark (Single Core)
Pentium G3220
1,745
Core2 Duo E8400
1,251
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G3220 | vs | Core2 Duo E8400 |
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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 |
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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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