AMD Athlon 320GE vs Intel Core i3-4120U

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AMD Athlon 320GE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4120U
AMD Athlon 320GE Intel Core i3-4120U

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon 320GE or Intel Core i3-4120U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Athlon 320GE has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon 320GE was released in Q3/2019.

The Intel Core i3-4120U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4120U was released in Q2/2014.
AMD Athlon (29) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Athlon 300 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 4000U (26)
4 Generation 4
Dali (Zen) Architecture Haswell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon 320GE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Core i3-4120U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.
AMD Athlon 320GE Characteristic Intel Core i3-4120U
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon 320GE Characteristic Intel Core i3-4120U
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Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
1.10 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
8 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 20
192 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon 320GE supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4120U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Athlon 320GE Characteristic Intel Core i3-4120U
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
8 PCIe lanes 12
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon 320GE has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i3-4120U is 15 W.
AMD Athlon 320GE Characteristic Intel Core i3-4120U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
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95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon 320GE has a 5.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-4120U cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
AMD Athlon 320GE Characteristic Intel Core i3-4120U
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2014
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon 320GE (100%)
Intel Core i3-4120U (53%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon 320GE (100%)
Intel Core i3-4120U (48%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon 320GE AMD Athlon 320GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
879 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4120U Intel Core i3-4120U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
462 (53%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon 320GE AMD Athlon 320GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2167 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4120U Intel Core i3-4120U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1071 (49%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon 320GE AMD Athlon 320GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4120U Intel Core i3-4120U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (76%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon 320GE AMD Athlon 320GE
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
4288 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4120U Intel Core i3-4120U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1965 (46%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Athlon 320GE Intel Core i3-4120U
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