i3-12100 vs Athlon II X4 620e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 620e
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.83
Core i3-12100
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 60 Watt
8.57
+368%

Core i3-12100 outperforms Athlon II X4 620e by a whopping 368% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2009889
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.8513.51
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date3 May 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Performance-coresno data4
Threads48
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size169 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100 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 II X4 620e and Core i3-12100 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 II X4 620e 1.83
i3-12100 8.57
+368%

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 II X4 620e 2906
i3-12100 13611
+368%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.83 8.57
Recency 3 May 2011 4 January 2022
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 60 Watt

Athlon II X4 620e has 33.3% lower power consumption.

i3-12100, on the other hand, has a 368.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-12100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 620e in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 620e and Core i3-12100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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