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    Intel Core i3-3220 vs Intel Core i3-6100

    Intel Core i3-3220
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
    Intel Core i3-3220
    Intel Core i3-6100
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3700 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2015
    Intel Core i3-6100

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i3-3220
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      153%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-3220
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      158%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-3220
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      147%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3220

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-6100

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 58% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 47% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 53% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i3-6100

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-6100

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i3-6100

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-6100

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i3-6100
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    Hyper-Threading
    XD bit
    VT-x
    TXT
    SSE4.1
    AVX2
    AES-NI
    TSX
    CLMUL
    FMA3

    Architecture

    Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i3-6100
    ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3, DDR4
    CodenameIvy BridgevsSkylake
    Release DateSep 2012vsSep 2015

    Cores

    Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i3-6100
    Cores2vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2500vsIntel HD 530

    Cache

    Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i3-6100
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs4096 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i3-6100
    SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1151
    Max Case Temp65°Cvs65°C
    PackageFC-LGA12Cvs
    Die Size94mm²vs150mm²
    Process22 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i3-6100
    Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3700 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP55 Wvs51 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-3220
      3399 points
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      4255 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-3220
      8157 points
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      10297 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i3-3220
      5325
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      8336

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i3-3220
      2685
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      4975

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i3-3220
      5706
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      10509

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i3-3220
      2466
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      3934

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
      117.62
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      154

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
      314.44
    • Intel Core i3-6100
      321

    points - higher is better

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