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    AMD FX-8300 vs Intel Core i3-3220

    AMD FX-8300
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
    AMD FX-8300
    Intel Core i3-3220
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
    Intel Core i3-3220

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-8300
      127%
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8300
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      124%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8300
      174%
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8300

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 74% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3220

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 24% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    40 watts lower power draw.
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8300.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    AMD FX-8300

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD FX-8300

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

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i3-3220
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AMD64
    AMD-V
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    Turbo Core
    HT3.1
    EIST
    Intel 64
    Hyper-Threading
    XD bit
    VT-x
    TXT

    Architecture

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i3-3220
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameVisheravsIvy Bridge
    Release DateOct 2012vsSep 2012

    Cores

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i3-3220
    Cores8vs2
    Threads8vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2500

    Cache

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i3-3220
    L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i3-3220
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs65°C
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size315mm²vs94mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i3-3220
    Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3300 MHz
    Turbo Clock3900 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.425 Vvsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs55 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8300
      2379 points
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      3399 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8300
      13205 points
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      8157 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8300
      9153
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      5325

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8300
      2186
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      2685

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8300
      10599
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      5706

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8300
      1979
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      2466

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8300 (simulated)
      92.51
    • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
      117.62

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8300 (simulated)
      523.88
    • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
      314.44

    points - higher is better

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