- 22nm Haswell 54W
- 3MB L3 Cache
- 2 x 256KB L2 Cache
- Intel HD Graphics
Fairly Fast
04/30/2014
This review is from: Intel Pentium G3220 - Pentium Dual-Core Haswell Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 1150 54W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646G3220
Pros:
Cheap. Descent IPC (single threaded performance). Stays cool and quiet even with the stock cooler.
Cons:
None.
Overall Review:
I purchased this for a home server. I'm running Windows 8 as the host with Server 2012 running in a VM under Hyper-V. My boot drive for Windows 8 and Server 2012 is a Kingston SSD. It runs this setup very well. I really have no complaints for such a cheap part. I use the stock cooler in a case with very few fans. It stays cool even under load. I can't recall ever hearing the fan. This is not a beastly processor but for the price and what I am doing with it I feel it's a great buy. I went with this over an AMD chip for the single threaded performance. The AMD chips in the price range tend to be seriously lacking IPC.
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- Richard S.
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Verified Owner
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Owned For:
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