i3-1220P vs Athlon 300U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.43
Core i3-1220P
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
9.09
+274%

Core i3-1220P outperforms Athlon 300U by a whopping 274% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1773844
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency15.3330.72
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge 2 (2019)Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-coresno data2
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads412
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 300U 2.43
i3-1220P 9.09
+274%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 300U 3867
i3-1220P 14439
+273%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.43 9.09
Integrated graphics card 2.98 5.58
Recency 6 January 2019 23 February 2022
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Athlon 300U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

i3-1220P, on the other hand, has a 274.1% higher aggregate performance score, 87.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and 400% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i3-1220P is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 300U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 300U and Core i3-1220P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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