Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 vs Core i3-3220

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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 advantages

None

Intel Core i3-3220 advantages

The processor incorporates Hyper-Threading feature. This technology doubles the number of threads that the microprocessor can run simultaneously.
Operating frequency of the Intel i3-3220 is higher than the frequency of the Intel E8400 CPU.
The Intel i3-3220 has SSE4.2 instructions enabled.
The i3-3220 features AVX and F16C instructions, that appeared in modern processors not too far ago. Even though these extensions are not broadly used in programs yet, their support should improve in future applications.
In addition to 2 CPU cores, the Intel Core i3-3220 has integrated HD 2500 Graphics Processing Unit. This Graphics Processing Unit is not powerful enough to play latest games at full resolution, but it can be used for casual gaming and 3D apps.
Power consumption of the processor is better.

E8400 vs i3-3220 specifications comparison

The graphs below show the difference between Intel i3-3220 and Intel E8400 most important characteristics. These features, along with an IPC (instructions per cycle) number, determine how well a CPU performs. The "Number of cores / threads" graph shows the number of cores (darker area). Lighter area on the graph represents the number of extra threads, offered by Hyper-Threading technology. Darker area on the "On-chip cache" graph is for the On-chip L2 cache. Lighter area is for the L3 cache cache. While the L3 cache cache is usually larger than the On-chip L2 cache, it is always slower.

The number of cores / threads

5
4
3
2
1
0

2

4

Higher is better

Operating frequency

4
3.2
2.4
1.6
0.8
0

3GHz

3.3GHz

Higher is better

On-chip L2 + L3 cache

7000
5600
4200
2800
1400
0

6144KB

3584KB

Higher is better

Thermal Design Power

80
64
48
32
16
0

65W

55W

Lower is better

- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 - Intel Core i3-3220

Detailed side by side comparison of E8400 vs Core i3-3220 specs can be found in the "Specifications" tab.

Pros and Cons summary


Core 2 Duo E8400	Core i3-3220
General recommendations: None	General recommendations: Supports more threads at once, Operates at higher base frequency, Supports SSE4.2 / AVX / F16C instructions, Has on-chip HD 2500 GPU, Lower power
Drawbacks: Handles fewer threads, Base frequency is lower, Does not support some instructions, Lacks integrated graphics, Less energy efficient	Drawbacks: None

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Core 2 Duo E8400	Core i3-3220
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Similar microprocessors use the same socket and architecture as E8400 and Core i3-3220, however their performance and other characteristics are a bit different.

Specifications

	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400	Intel Core i3-3220
	Basic details
Market segment	Desktop
Manufacturer	Intel
Family	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Core i3
Model number	E8400	i3-3220
CPU part number	AT80570PJ0806M EU80570PJ0806M	CM8063701137502
Box part number	BX80570E8400 BXC80570E8400 BX80570E8400A	BX80637I33220 BXC80637I33220
Introduction date	January 7, 2008	September 2, 2012
Current official price		$117 (as of Apr 2013)

	CPU features
Core name	Wolfdale	Ivy Bridge
Microarchitecture	Core	Ivy Bridge
Technology (micron)	0.045	0.022
Data width (bits)	64
Socket	Socket 775	Socket 1155
Frequency (MHz)	3000	3300
Bus speed (MHz)	1333
Clock Multiplier	9	33
L1 cache	64 KB (code) / 64 KB (data)
L2 cache (KB)	6144	512
L3 cache (KB)		3072
Max temperature (°C)	72.4
TDP (Watt)	65	55
Max power dissipation (Watt)	100.31
Core voltage (V)	0.85 - 1.3625
Cores	2
Threads	2	4
Multiprocessing	1

	Instruction set extensions
AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology	+
AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions	-	+
F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion	-	+
MMX	+
SSE	+
SSE2	+
SSE3	+
SSE4.1	+
SSE4.2	-	+
SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3	+

	Supported technologies
Hyper-Threading	-	+
PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep	+
Trusted Execution	+	-
Virtualization	+
Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit	+

	Integrated Graphics
GPU Type	None	HD 2500

	Integrated Memory Controller(s)
The number of controllers	0	1

Notes:

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Last modified: 10 May 2013