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AMD Athlon X4 845

vs

Intel Core i3-3220

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Athlon X4 845 and Intel Core i3-3220 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Athlon X4 845

More Total Cores: 4 (4 vs 2)
Newer PCI Express Version: Gen 3, 8 Lanes (CPU only) (Gen 3, 8 Lanes (CPU only) vs 2.0)
Newer Launch Date: February 2016 (February 2016 vs July 2012)

Intel Core i3-3220

Higher Technology: 22 nm (28 nm vs 22 nm)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

February 2016

Launch Date

July 2012

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

Athlon X4 845

Model Name

i3-3220

Carrizo

Code Name

Ivi Bridge

Athlon (Carrizo)

Generation

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.5 GHz

Basic Frequency

3.30 GHz

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

up to 3.8 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Yes

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Yes

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

320 KB

L1 Cache

2 MB

L2 Cache

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

Cache

3 MB Intel® Smart Cache

AMD Socket FM2+

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCLGA1155

35.0x

Multiplier

Yes

Multiplier Unlocked

Intel AES New Instructions

28 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

22 nm

65 W

TDP

55 W

Gen 3, 8 Lanes (CPU only)

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

2.0

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

64-bit

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Yes

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8 & 2x4

3,100 million

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

DDR3

Memory Type

DDR3 1333/1600

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

32 GB

Dual-channel

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

5 GT/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

25.6 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

GPU Name

Intel® HD Graphics 2500

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

650 MHz

Graphics Frequency

1.05 GHz

Number of Displays Supported

Intel Clear Video HD Technology

Yes

Intel InTru 3D Technology

Yes

Intel Quick Sync Video

Yes

Miscellaneous

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes