Intel Core i3-9100 vs Intel Core i3-3220

Intel Core i3-9100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i3-9100
Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
Intel Core i3-3220

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    193%
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    135%
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    251%
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 35% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 151% 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 93% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3220

None

Intel Core i3-9100

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-9100

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-9100

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-3220
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-3220
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsIvy Bridge
Release DateSep 2018vsSep 2012

Cores

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-3220
Cores4vs2
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 2500

Cache

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-3220
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-3220
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvs65°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA12C
Die Sizeunknownvs94mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-9100Intel Core i3-3220
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs55 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    4440 points
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    3399 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-9100
    17760 points
  • Intel Core i3-3220
    8157 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100 (simulated)
    159.31
  • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
    117.62

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-9100 (simulated)
    790.21
  • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
    314.44

points - higher is better