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Intel Core i3-3220 vs Intel Core i7-5960X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 57 %
Intel Core i3-3220
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-5960X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 18 %
Intel Core i3-3220
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-5960X
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3220
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
558
Intel Core i7-5960X
8C / 16T · 3.50 GHz
1,154
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3220
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
1,195
Intel Core i7-5960X
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
7,640
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3220
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
648
Intel Core i7-5960X
8C / 16T · 3.50 GHz
1,002
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3220
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
1,376
Intel Core i7-5960X
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
7,843
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3220
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
812
Intel Core i7-5960X
8C / 16T · 3.00 GHz
3,944
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3220
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
115 cb
Intel Core i7-5960X
8C / 16T · 3.50 GHz
177 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-3220
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
295 cb
Intel Core i7-5960X
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
1,360 cb

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At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-5960X
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
CPU groupIntel Core i 3000 (31)Intel Core i 5000X (3)
ArchitectureIvy Bridge SHaswell E
Technology22 nm22 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155LGA 2011-3
PredecessorIntel Core i7-4960X
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-5960X
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 48 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 8x
Frequency: 3.30 GHz 3.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.50 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.20 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache3.00 MB20.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-5960X
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 2500no iGPU
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader6 / 48 /
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ2/2012

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-5960X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-5960X
MemoryDDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR4-2133 (68.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB64 GB
Memory channels24
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 163.0 x 40
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-5960X
TDP55 W140 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-3220Intel Core i7-5960X
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ3/2012Q3/2014
Release price117 $829 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-3220
Intel Core i3-3220
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Intel Core i7-5960X
Intel Core i7-5960X
8C / 16T · 3.00 - 3.50 GHz

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