AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Core i7-12700KF

Last updated: 2023-11-03

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X2 215		Intel Core i7-12700KF
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X2 215 or Intel Core i7-12700KF - 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 II X2 215 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 215 was released in Q3/2009. The Intel Core i7-12700KF has 12 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12700KF was released in Q4/2021.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
1	Generation	12
Propus	Architecture	Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i7-11700KF
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-13700KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X2 215 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The Intel Core i7-12700KF has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X2 215	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700KF
2	Cores	12
2	Threads	20
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.70 GHz	A-Core	3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz) 8x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	2.70 GHz (3.80 GHz) 4x Gracemont

NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Athlon II X2 215	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700KF
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

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.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X2 215 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12700KF can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Athlon II X2 215	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700KF
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.00 MB	L2 Cache	12.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	25.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X2 215 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core i7-12700KF is 125 W.
AMD Athlon II X2 215	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700KF
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	190 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X2 215 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-12700KF cache has a total of 37.00 MB.
AMD Athlon II X2 215	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12700KF
45 nm	Technology	10 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
AM3	Socket	LGA 1700
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2009	Release date	Q4/2021
--	Release price	384 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 215 (19%)

Intel Core i7-12700KF (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 215 (3%)

Intel Core i7-12700KF (100%)

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 II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	358 (19%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1872 (100%)

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 II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	674 (4%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	14992 (100%)

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 II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	950 (3%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	34688 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	241 (3%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 3.60 GHz	7822 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	114 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1175 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	1939 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	22812 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	2528 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	14129 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	757 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	8750 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	319 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	787 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	286 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 215 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12700KF 12C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	3327 (100%)

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