Intel Core i3-3225 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-06-11

CPU lineage

The Intel Core i3-3225 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2012 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Intel Core i3 series. To use the Intel Core i3-3225, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1155 socket.

Name:	Intel Core i3-3225
Family:	Intel Core i3
Group:	Intel Core i 3000
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3225 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3225 is 3.3 GHz

CPU Cores:	2
Threads:	4
Cores:	2x
Core architecture:	normal

Hyperthreading:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-3225 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-3225 uses the Intel HD Graphics 4000, which has 128 texture shaders and 16 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.05 GHz
Execution units:	16
Shaders:	128
Max. GPU Memory:	2.0 GB

Max. displays:	--
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.0
Technology:	22 nm
Release date:	Q1/2011

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.

Memory type:	DDR3-1600
Max. Memory:	32.0 GB
Memory channels:	2
Bandwidth:	25.6 GB/s

ECC:	No
PCIe:	pci
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 55 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	55 W
TDP (PL2):	None
TDP up:	None

TDP down:	None
Tjunction max:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3225 is manufactured using a 22 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1155
L2-Cache:	0 bytes
L3-Cache:	3.0 MB
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge S
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q3/2012
Release price:	134 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	AMD A8-7600 4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz	5415 5415
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	5412 5412
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	5412 5412
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	5412 5412
	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz	5397 5397

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz	2585 2585
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	2570 2570
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	2570 2570
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	2570 2570
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz	2568 2568

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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	2246 2246
	AMD Phenom II X4 840T 4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	2246 2246
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	2246 2246
	AMD Phenom II X4 840T 4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	2246 2246
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	2246 2246

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i5-8200Y 2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz	1376 1376
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	1376 1376
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	1376 1376
	Intel Core i7-3687U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	1376 1376
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	1376 1376

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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i3-5005U 2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz	1197 1197
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	1195 1195
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	1195 1195
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	1195 1195
	Intel Core i7-2640M 2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz	1184 1184

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	648 648
	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 15C 30T @ 2.5 GHz	648 648
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	648 648
	Intel Xeon E7-4880 v2 15C 30T @ 2.5 GHz	648 648
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	648 648

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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i5-2540M 2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz	559 559
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	558 558
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	558 558
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	558 558
	Intel Core i5-2500T 4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	557 557

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz	295 295
	Intel Core i3-6167U 2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz	295 295
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	295 295
	Intel Core i5-4200M 2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	295 295
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	295 295

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

	Intel Core i5-3317U 2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz	269 269
	Intel Core i3-3245 2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz	269 269
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	269 269
	Intel Core i3-3245 2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz	269 269
	Intel Core i5-3317U 2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz	269 269

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i3-4150T 2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	115 115
	Intel Core i3-4330T 2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	115 115
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	115 115
	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 10C 20T @ 2.3 GHz	115 115
	Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 14C 28T @ 2.0 GHz	115 115

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	10.8 10.8
	Intel Core i3-3220T 2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz	10.8 10.8
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	10.8 10.8
	Intel Core i3-3210 2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz	10.8 10.8
	Intel Core i3-3240T 2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz	10.8 10.8

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i7-5500U 2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz	3.3 3.3
	Intel Core i7-5550U 2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz	3.3 3.3
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	3.3 3.3
	Intel Core i5-4300M 2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz	3.3 3.3
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	3.3 3.3

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	1.4 1.4
	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz	1.4 1.4
	Intel Core i3-3225 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	1.4 1.4
	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz	1.4 1.4
	Intel Core i3-3220 2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz	1.4 1.4

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All benchmarks for Intel Core i3-3225

Geekbench 3 (MC)

Geekbench 3 (SC)

PassMark CPU-Mark

Geekbench 5 (MC)

Geekbench 6 (MC)

Geekbench 5 (SC)

Geekbench 6 (SC)

Cinebench R15 (MC)

FP32 SP iGPU

Cinebench R15 (SC)

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)

All benchmarks

Comparisons

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3		Intel Core i3-3225 vs Intel Core i5-6600T
4		Intel Core i3-3225 vs Intel Core i3-4110M
5		AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core i3-3225
6		Intel Core i3-3225 vs AMD A6-3500
7		AMD A10-6800K vs Intel Core i3-3225
8		Intel Core i3-3225 vs AMD E2-6110
9		Intel Core i3-3225 vs AMD FX-4350
10		Intel Core i3-3225 vs Intel Pentium J2900
11		Intel Pentium G3258 vs Intel Core i3-3225
12		Intel Core i5-4590T vs Intel Core i3-3225
13		Intel Core i3-3225 vs Intel Core i5-5575R
14		Intel Core i3-4330T vs Intel Core i3-3225
15		Intel Xeon E7-4860 v2 vs Intel Core i3-3225