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The Core i3-3220 is a slightly slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-3820, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $273.88 cheaper!

Advantages of the Core i3-3220

  • Up to 78% cheaper – $76.00 vs $349.88
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 58% less energy – 55 vs 130 Watts
  • Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics

Advantages of the Core i7-3820

  • A faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 4 threads

Core i3-3220 vs Core i7-3820 for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Core i3-3220 vs Core i7-3820 in My Games

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it

Very High

1920x1080

+2

Average FPS

Average FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Ultra

1920x1080

+2

Average FPS

Average FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

High

1920x1080

+3

Average FPS

Average FPS

Minecraft

Minecraft

Extreme

1920x1080

+1

Average FPS

Average FPS

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Very High

1920x1080

Average FPS

Average FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i3-3220 vs Core i7-3820 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3220 Logo

Core i3-3220

Sep 3rd, 2012


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

530

85%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1088

48%

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo

Core i7-3820

Feb 13th, 2012


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

624

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

2290

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i3-3220 vs Core i7-3820 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i3-3220 Logo

Core i3-3220

Sep 3rd, 2012


Cores

2-core

50%

L3 Cache

3 MB

30%


Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

92%

Turbo Frequency

GHz

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

MHz

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo

Core i7-3820

Feb 13th, 2012


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

10 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

100%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1600 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i3-3220 Logo

Core i3-3220

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo

Core i7-3820

Core i3-3220 and Core i7-3820 vs Other CPUs

The most compared CPUs against the Core i3-3220 and Core i7-3820

The most compared CPUs against the Core i3-3220 and Core i7-3820

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