AMD Athlon II X2 280 vs Intel Core i7-12650HX Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD Athlon II X2 280		Intel Core i7-12650HX
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 280 and the Intel Core i7-12650HX and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 280 2 core processor released in Q1/2013 with the Intel Core i7-12650HX which has 14 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.

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	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-13650HX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X2 280 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-12650HX clocks with 2.00 GHz (4.70 GHz), has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.
AMD Athlon II X2 280	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650HX
2	Cores	14
2	Threads	20
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.60 GHz	A-Core	2.00 GHz (4.70 GHz) 6x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.50 GHz (3.30 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 280	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650HX
--	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 UHD Graphics 770
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.45 GHz
--	GPU Generation	11
	Technology	10 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	32
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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 UHD Graphics 770
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 / Encode
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 280, while the Intel Core i7-12650HX supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.
AMD Athlon II X2 280	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650HX
DDR3-1333	Memory	LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	128 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	--
--	L3 Cache	24.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD Athlon II X2 280 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-12650HX is 55 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Athlon II X2 280	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650HX
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	157 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X2 280 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-12650HX is at 24.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.
AMD Athlon II X2 280	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-12650HX
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
Q1/2013	Release date	Q2/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 280 (28%)

Intel Core i7-12650HX (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 280 (7%)

Intel Core i7-12650HX (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 280 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	507 (28%)
	Intel Core i7-12650HX 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	1781 (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 280 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	975 (9%)
	Intel Core i7-12650HX 14C 20T @ 2.00 GHz	11345 (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 280 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	1357 (5%)
	Intel Core i7-12650HX 14C 20T @ 2.00 GHz	27035 (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 280 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12650HX 14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz	2162 (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 280 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12650HX 14C 20T @ 2.00 GHz	10785 (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 280 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-12650HX Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz	742 (100%)


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AMD Athlon II X2 280 vs Intel Core i7-12650HX

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details