i3-3220 vs Celeron J4125

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.86
+30.1%
Core i3-3220
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 55 Watt
1.43

Celeron J4125 outperforms Core i3-3220 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19982201
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.550.21
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3 (Desktop)
Power efficiency17.602.46
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)3 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron J4125 has 2543% better value for money than i3-3220.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size93 mm294 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data+

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key+-
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 600Intel HD Graphics 2500
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency750 MHz1.05 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Core i3-3220.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron J4125 1.86
+30.1%
i3-3220 1.43

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron J4125 2957
+30.4%
i3-3220 2267

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron J4125 346
i3-3220 528
+52.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron J4125 964
i3-3220 1085
+12.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Celeron J4125 2112
i3-3220 4626
+119%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Celeron J4125 7128
i3-3220 10193
+43%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Celeron J4125 3740
i3-3220 4019
+7.5%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Celeron J4125 17.37
i3-3220 14.66
+18.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Celeron J4125 3
i3-3220 3
+8.2%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Celeron J4125 0.85
i3-3220 1.38
+62.4%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Celeron J4125 1.8
+463%
i3-3220 0.3

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Celeron J4125 1048
i3-3220 2695
+157%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Celeron J4125 13
i3-3220 19
+44.2%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Celeron J4125 61
i3-3220 99
+60.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 1.43
Integrated graphics card 0.87 0.69
Recency 4 November 2019 3 September 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 55 Watt

Celeron J4125 has a 30.1% higher aggregate performance score, 26.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 450% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J4125 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-3220 in performance tests.


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