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IntelBX80637I33225
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @1.80 GHz, Whiskey Lake.
Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

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▲ 51731 ▼

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q3 2012.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 84,552 user samples
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81,207 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 0.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 682nd / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
3,345 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 603rd / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		54.7 % 58.5 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7%
Average Score 
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		66.3 Pts 80.9 Pts Lower memory latency.
+22%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		86.6 Pts +5% 82.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		152 Pts +5% 145 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		239 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13% 		211 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		320 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+50% 		214 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+45%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		85.1 Pts 93.3 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		124 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+35% 		91.8 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		229 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+32% 		173 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		362 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+56% 		232 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		488 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+110% 		232 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.16 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % Slightly more popular.
+10% 		51 %
Nice To Haves 
+70%
Age
Newest 		66+ Months Much more recent.
+53% 		140 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		480 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+106% 		233 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		323 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+50% 		215 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'18 Q3'12
Cache
Cache 		8 MB SmartCache 3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$409.00 $134.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		4 GT/s OPI 5 GT/s DMI
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 DDR3 1333/1600
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		37.5 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® UHD Graphics 620 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		300 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1.05 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		46x24 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
AES New Instructions
Intel® AES New Instructions 		Yes No
Secure Key
Secure Key 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 2.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 54.7%
Average Bench 58.5%
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The Core i3-3225 Ivy Bridge processor offers both superb real world performance and excellent value for money. For raw single threaded performance the i3-3225 scores 28% lower than the i7-3770K but costs less than half as much. At first glance one might assume that I am crazy for recommending a puny Core-i3 over the mighty Core-i7's but for real world consumer use there is simply no point in having 4 cores and 8 threads, they will hardly ever be used. All of the third gen Ivy Bridge Core-i3s are superb but the i3-3225 sports the slightly more 3D capable HD 4000 Graphics vs the HD 2500 offered on the other models. For real-world performance in an energy efficient package with modest on-board graphics, this is a superb choice. For most use cases including: email, surfing, watching movies, listening to music and office apps, this processor will deliver almost as good an experience as any other processor on the market. [Jun '13 CPUPro]

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