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    Intel Core i5-2400 vs Intel Core i3-3220

    Intel Core i5-2400
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
    Intel Core i5-2400
    Intel Core i3-3220
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
    Intel Core i3-3220

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      162%
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      107%
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      190%
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2400

    7% higher single threaded performance.
    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 90% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    Around 62% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3220

    40 watts lower power draw.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Intel Core i5-2400

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2400

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    Intel Core i5-2400

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2400

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

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-3220
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    TXT
    VT-x
    VT-d
    AES-NI
    Hyper-Threading

    Architecture

    Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-3220
    ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
    Release DateJan 2011vsSep 2012

    Cores

    Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-3220
    Cores4vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 2500

    Cache

    Intel Core i5-2400Intel 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 i5-2400Intel Core i3-3220
    SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs65°C
    PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size216mm²vs94mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i5-2400Intel Core i3-3220
    Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3300 MHz
    Turbo Clock3400 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs55 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      3400 points
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      3399 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      12400 points
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      8157 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      8204
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      5325

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      2812
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      2685

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      8872
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      5706

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      2633
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      2466

    points - higher is better

    3DMark06 CPU

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      5715
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      4019

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R10 32Bit Single

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      4425
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      4626

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      15344
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      10193

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      5.09
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      3.31

    points - higher is better

    SuperPI 1M

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      11.1
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      11.6

    seconds - lower is better

    wPrime 32

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      11.7
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      14.66

    seconds - lower is better

    WinRAR 4.0

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      3194
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      2695

    MB/s - higher is better

    x264 Pass 1

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      137
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      98.55

    FPS - higher is better

    x264 Pass 2

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      26.7
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      18.82

    FPS - higher is better

    TrueCrypt AES

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      2.4
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      0.32

    GB/s

    TrueCrypt Twofish

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      0.38
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      0.29

    GB/s

    TrueCrypt Serpent

    • Intel Core i5-2400
      0.21
    • Intel Core i3-3220
      0.17

    GB/s

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
      112.11
    • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
      117.62

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
      441.52
    • Intel Core i3-3220 (simulated)
      314.44

    points - higher is better

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