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| Intel Pentium G640 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released June, 2012
Intel Pentium G640
- 2.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G640
![]() | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Much better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | ![]() | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 69.1 °C |
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Released September, 2012
Intel Core i3 3220
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 3220
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | More threads 4 |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | More number of displays supported 3 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much 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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Much better turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | vs | 1,050 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 69.1 °C | vs | 65.3 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Lower annual home energy cost | 13.25 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Lower annual commercial energy cost | 48.18 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G640 vs Core i3 3220
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G640
3,372
Core i3 3220
5,399
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G640
1,860
Core i3 3220
2,501
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G640
137,650 MB/s
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G640
3,343
Core i3 3220
5,351
GeekBench
Pentium G640
3,343
Core i3 3220
8,919
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Pentium G640
2,523
Core i3 3220
4,229
PassMark (Single Core)
Pentium G640
1,435
Core i3 3220
1,764
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G640 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 650 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,050 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 17,066.66 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
details | Pentium G640 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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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 | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 28 | 33 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 0 | 50 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.8 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,838.2 | 3,775.1 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.9 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 55W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 13.25 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 48.18 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.25 pt/W | 2.69 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 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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