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AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i3-3220

WINNER
A
20.6Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-3220
20.2Inno Score
20Single-core20
21.3Multi-core20.4
20Gamingspec-based20
9 spec wins — AMD Athlon 3000G0 spec wins — Intel Core i3-3220

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Athlon 3000G scores 20.6 against 20.2 for Intel Core i3-3220. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Athlon 3000G edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Athlon 3000G

  • 100% higher L2 cache: 1 MB vs 1 MB
  • 95% higher PassMark: 4,436 vs 2,278
  • 50% higher PCIe version: 3 vs 2
  • 36% lower Base TDP: 35 W vs 55 W
  • 33% higher L3 cache: 4 MB vs 3 MB
  • Lower launch price: $49 vs $117

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-3220

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Athlon 3000G versus Intel Core i3-3220
SpecAMD Athlon 3000GIntel Core i3-3220
Announced20192012
SocketAM4LGA1155
Process—22 nm
Base TDP35 W+36%55 W
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
Cooler included—Yes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Athlon 3000G versus Intel Core i3-3220
SpecAMD Athlon 3000GIntel Core i3-3220
Cores22
Performance cores—2
Efficiency cores—0
Threads44
Base clock3.5 GHz+6%3.3 GHz
Boost clock—3.3 GHz
L2 cache1 MB+100%1 MB
L3 cache4 MB+33%3 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Athlon 3000G versus Intel Core i3-3220
SpecAMD Athlon 3000GIntel Core i3-3220
iGPURadeon Vega 3Intel HD Graphics 2500
iGPU clock1,100 MHz1,050 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Athlon 3000G versus Intel Core i3-3220
SpecAMD Athlon 3000GIntel Core i3-3220
Memory supportDDR4-2667DDR3-1600
Max memory—32 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Athlon 3000G versus Intel Core i3-3220
SpecAMD Athlon 3000GIntel Core i3-3220
PCIe version3+50%2
CPU PCIe lanes—16

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Athlon 3000G versus Intel Core i3-3220
SpecAMD Athlon 3000GIntel Core i3-3220
Geekbench 6 (single)—790Bottom 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—1,720Bottom 2%
Cinebench R23 (single)—765Bottom 1%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—1,900Bottom 1%
PassMark4,436+95%Bottom 3%2,278Bottom 1%
PassMark (single thread)1,947+14%Bottom 3%1,712Bottom 1%

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