Intel Core i3-7100 vs Intel Core i3-3220. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 7000 Intel Core i 3000
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Intel Core i3
• Generation
  7 3
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i3-6100 -
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Successor
  Intel Core i3-8100 -

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  3.9 GHz 3.3 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 11.0
• Execution units
  24 6
• Generation
  9.5 7
• GPU Frequency
  350 MHz 650 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 2500
• GPU Turbo
  1100 MHz 1050 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB -
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2012
• Shader
  192 48
• Technology
  14 nm 22 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-3220 and Intel Core i3-7100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR3-1600
• PCIe lanes
  16 -
• PCIe version
  3.0 -

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-7100 and Intel Core i3-3220 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  51 W 55 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-7100 and Intel Core i3-3220, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Kaby Lake S Ivy Bridge S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
• L3-Cache
  3 MB 3 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2017 Q3/2012
• Socket
  LGA 1151 LGA 1155
• Technology
  14 nm 22 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d