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| Intel Pentium G860 vs Core i3 3220 |
Released July, 2011
Intel Pentium G860
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G860
![]() | 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
![]() | 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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Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% 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 | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.43 GHz | vs | 3.18 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Lower typical power consumption | 44.69W | vs | 52.81W | More than 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.46 GHz | vs | 3.15 GHz | More than 10% 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 | |||
Newer | Sep, 2012 | vs | Jul, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G860 vs Core i3 3220
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G860
3,774
Core i3 3220
5,399
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G860
2,127
Core i3 3220
2,501
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G860
147,250 MB/s
Core i3 3220
173,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G860
3,595
Core i3 3220
5,351
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G860
3,944
Core i3 3220
5,707
GeekBench
Pentium G860
7,253
Core i3 3220
8,919
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Pentium G860
2,759
Core i3 3220
4,229
PassMark (Single Core)
Pentium G860
1,562
Core i3 3220
1,764
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G860 | vs | Core i3 3220 |
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Clock speed | 3 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 | |
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 | 2.24 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 |
details | Pentium G860 | 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 | 30 | 33 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | Unknown - 65.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 3 | 50 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.18 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.15 GHz | 3.46 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.18 GHz | 3.43 GHz | |
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 | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
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