Core i7-12650H vs Athlon II M340

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2759	455
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon II	Intel Alder Lake-P
Architecture codename	Caspian (2009)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	10 September 2009 (14 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$155	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	no data	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus support	3200 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	Socket S1 (S1g3)	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization, DDR2 400 MHz Memory Controller	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerNow	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.4 GHz
Execution Units	no data	64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i7-12650H.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	28

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Core i7-12650H outperforms Athlon II M340 by 2729% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.52	14.71
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

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