AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Core i7-12800H

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AMD Athlon II X2 240 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12800H
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Intel Core i7-12800H

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 240 and the Intel Core i7-12800H and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 240 2 core processor released in Q3/2009 with the Intel Core i7-12800H which has 14 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
1 Generation 12
Propus Architecture Alder Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-11800H
-- Successor Intel Core i7-13800H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 240 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-12800H clocks with 2.40 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800H
2 Cores 14
2 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz A-Core 2.40 GHz (4.80 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz (3.70 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (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.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 96
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 240, while the Intel Core i7-12800H supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800H
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 11.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 24.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 28
-- PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II X2 240 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-12800H is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800H
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 240 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-12800H is at 35.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800H
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 BGA 1744
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 Q1/2022
-- Release price 457 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 240 (21%)
Intel Core i7-12800H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 240 (5%)
Intel Core i7-12800H (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 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
373 (21%)
Intel Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1784 (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 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
707 (6%)
Intel Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12465 (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 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1001 (4%)
Intel Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
24605 (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 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2235 (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 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
12167 (100%)

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 II X2 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146 (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 240 AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
253 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X2 240 Intel Core i7-12800H
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