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General information Core i7-870 Core i3-3220
Launched Q3 2009 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1156 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Lynnfield Ivy Bridge
Clock 2.9 GHz 12.1 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 55 W 42.1 %
Lithography 45 nm 0 % 22 nm 51.1 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-870 Core i3-3220
Overall Score 37705 0 % 34779 7.8 %
Future Proof 14 % 54.8 % 31 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2021 0 % 1463 27.6 %
Single Thread Score 1375.3 21 % 1740.1 0 %
Encrypting Data 4591.3 MB/s 0 % 3343.8 MB/s 27.2 %
Compressing Data 65.9 MB/s 0 % 44.5 MB/s 32.4 %
String objects sorting 9190.2 thousand/s 0 % 6211.9 thousand/s 32.4 %
Prime numbers generation 20.9 millions/s 0 % 13 millions/s 37.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16906.9 millions/s 0 % 9945.1 millions/s 41.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7383.6 millions/s 0 % 5086.2 millions/s 31.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-870, Core i3-3220.

Average frames per second Core i7-870 Core i3-3220
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.7 FPS 58.0 FPS
High settings 106.7 FPS 92.8 FPS
Medium settings 133.4 FPS 116.0 FPS
Low settings 166.8 FPS 145.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-870 Core i3-3220
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.8 FPS 111.6 FPS
High settings 186.9 FPS 178.6 FPS
Medium settings 233.6 FPS 223.3 FPS
Low settings 292.0 FPS 279.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.4 %
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