Athlon Gold 7220U vs i3-3220

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-3220
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 55 Watt
1.42
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.89
+104%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Core i3-3220 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-3220 and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22581715
Place by popularity54not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.21no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3 (Desktop)Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency2.4618.35
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date3 September 2012 (12 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-3220 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm6 nm
Die size94 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-3220 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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
SocketFCLGA1155FP6
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3220 and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-3220 and Athlon Gold 7220U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key-no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-3220 and Athlon Gold 7220U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-3220 and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare HD Graphics 2500 and Radeon 610M
Intel HD Graphics 2500AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-3220 and Athlon Gold 7220U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-3220 and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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.

i3-3220 1.42
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.89
+104%

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.

i3-3220 2270
Athlon Gold 7220U 4636
+104%

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.

i3-3220 529
Athlon Gold 7220U 1023
+93.4%

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.

i3-3220 1088
Athlon Gold 7220U 2164
+98.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 2.89
Integrated graphics card 0.60 2.49
Recency 3 September 2012 20 September 2022
Chip lithography 22 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon Gold 7220U has a 103.5% higher aggregate performance score, 315% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, a 266.7% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-3220 in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-3220 is a desktop processor while Athlon Gold 7220U is a notebook one.

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