AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Core i3-4120U
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| AMD Athlon II X2 235e | Intel Core i3-4120U | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 235e and the Intel Core i3-4120U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 235e 2 core processor released in Q3/2009 with the Intel Core i3-4120U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2014. |
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| AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Core i 4000U (26) |
| 1 | Generation | 4 |
| Propus | Architecture | Haswell U |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 235e is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-4120U clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 235e | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-4120U |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.70 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 |
| GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.00 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 7.5 |
| Technology | 22 nm | |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| -- | Compute units | 20 |
| -- | Shader | 160 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11.1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 235e, while the Intel Core i3-4120U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 235e | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-4120U |
| DDR3-1333 | Memory | LPDDR3-1600, DDR3-1600 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 3.00 MB |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 6.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 235e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-4120U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 235e | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-4120U |
| 45 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 235e has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-4120U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 235e | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-4120U |
| 45 nm | Technology | 22 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 |
| AM3 | Socket | BGA 1168 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2009 | Release date | Q2/2014 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 235e
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4120U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 235e
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4120U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 235e
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4120U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 235e
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4120U
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 235e | Intel Core i3-4120U |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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