Intel Core i7-3770 vs Intel Core i3-3220

Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
Intel Core i3-3220

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    175%
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    125%
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    224%
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770

Much higher single threaded performance (around 25% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 124% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 75% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3220

None

Intel Core i7-3770

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-3770

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-3220
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-3220
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameIvy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateApr 2012vsSep 2012

Cores

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-3220
Cores4vs2
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000vsIntel HD 2500

Cache

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-3220
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-3220
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp67°Cvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size160mm²vs94mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i3-3220
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP77 Wvs55 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    4017 points
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    3399 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    16809 points
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    8157 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    12469
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    5325

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3453
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    2685

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    13338
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    5706

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3188
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    2466

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    139
  • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
    117.62

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    647.94
  • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
    314.44

points - higher is better