Intel Core i3-3220T vs Intel Celeron 3955U

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Intel Core i3-3220T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 3955U
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Celeron 3955U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-3220T and the Intel Celeron 3955U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-3220T 2 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the Intel Celeron 3955U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2015.
Intel Core i3 (202) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
3 Generation 7
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Kaby Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3220T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 3955U clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-3220T Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-3220T Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 12
48 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 12.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-3220T, while the Intel Celeron 3955U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i3-3220T Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-3220T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 3955U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-3220T Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3220T has 3.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 3955U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i3-3220T Characteristic Intel Celeron 3955U
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1155 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q4/2015
117 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
517 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
514 (99%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1141 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1018 (89%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
465 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
445 (96%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1024 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
780 (76%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (58%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1934 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1488 (77%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
94 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
85 (90%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-3220T Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
251 (100%)
Intel Celeron 3955U Intel Celeron 3955U
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
159 (63%)

Devices using this processor

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