[SOLVED] Which is better? I3-3220 or AMD e2-7110

[liberator35856]

So I have a HP notebook with an AMD e2-7110 apu in it. I just bought a dell OptiPlex mt with an i3-3220 in it for charity and was just wondering if that's a better processor than my current e2-7110. I mostly use my laptop for light gaming, Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion, X3:Albion Prelude, Total War: Medieval 2 Kingdoms. Pretty much all older games that the e2-7110 seems to struggle a lot with.

 

[clutchc]

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-3220-vs-AMD-E2-7110-APU-2015-MCa/m272vsm150118

 

[liberator35856]

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-3220-vs-AMD-E2-7110-APU-2015-MCa/m272vsm150118

Thank you!

 

[SamirD]

This gives you a better idea about the processors themselves. They are totally different animals:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i3-3220-vs-AMD-E2-7110-APU/1472vs2628

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/611/AMD_E2-Series_for_Notebooks_E2-7110_vs_Intel_Core_i3_i3-3220.html

 

[liberator35856]

This gives you a better idea about the processors themselves. They are totally different animals:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i3-3220-vs-AMD-E2-7110-APU/1472vs2628

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/611/AMD_E2-Series_for_Notebooks_E2-7110_vs_Intel_Core_i3_i3-3220.html

Thank you! Still learning what all that stuff means. Not very tech savy. But to me it seems like the I3 is much better besides the L1 and L2 cache and the power consumptions right? And number of cores but most older games can't use quad cores so that's fine

 

[SamirD]

Thank you! Still learning what all that stuff means. Not very tech savy. But to me it seems like the I3 is much better besides the L1 and L2 cache and the power consumptions right? And number of cores but most older games can't use quad cores so that's fine

Yep, the i3 would perform better overall, but a heavily threaded application might let the amd catch up. But the L1+L2 cache on the i3 is much much better than the AMD. Larger caches have almost always since the beginning of microprocessors have equated to faster speeds, at least within the same family. And as you noted, the power consumption is quite different for the two processors, but that is definitely by design as one is made for a standard desktop where as the other is a soldered design for 'throwaway' laptops.

 

[liberator35856]

Yep, the i3 would perform better overall, but a heavily threaded application might let the amd catch up. But the L1+L2 cache on the i3 is much much better than the AMD. Larger caches have almost always since the beginning of microprocessors have equated to faster speeds, at least within the same family. And as you noted, the power consumption is quite different for the two processors, but that is definitely by design as one is made for a standard desktop where as the other is a soldered design for 'throwaway' laptops.

Okay cool!, thanks for all the help

 

[SamirD]

Okay cool!, thanks for all the help

You're welcome.