AMD Athlon II X3 415e vs Intel Core i3-1120G4

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AMD Athlon II X3 415e CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1120G4
AMD Athlon II X3 415e Intel Core i3-1120G4

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X3 415e or Intel Core i3-1120G4 - 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 X3 415e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 415e was released in Q3/2010.

The Intel Core i3-1120G4 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1120G4 was released in Q4/2020.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) CPU group Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19)
1 Generation 11
Rana Architecture Tiger Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X3 415e has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X3 415e is 2.50 GHz while the Intel Core i3-1120G4 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1120G4 is at 2.50 GHz (3.90 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X3 415e Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
3 Cores 2
3 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.90 GHz

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 X3 415e Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Athlon II X3 415e or Intel Core i3-1120G4 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 11
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 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 (Tiger Lake G4)
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
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X3 415e can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-1120G4 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.
AMD Athlon II X3 415e Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X3 415e is 45 W, while the Intel Core i3-1120G4 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Athlon II X3 415e Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 7 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X3 415e is manufactured in 45 nm and has 1.50 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-1120G4 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.
AMD Athlon II X3 415e Characteristic Intel Core i3-1120G4
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, AVX-512
AM3 Socket BGA 1526
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2010 Release date Q4/2020
-- Release price 309 $
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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 X3 415e AMD Athlon II X3 415e
3C 3T @ 2.50 GHz
303 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Intel Core i3-1120G4
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 X3 415e AMD Athlon II X3 415e
3C 3T @ 2.50 GHz
843 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Intel Core i3-1120G4
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 X3 415e AMD Athlon II X3 415e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Intel Core i3-1120G4
Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4) @ 1.10 GHz
845 (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 X3 415e AMD Athlon II X3 415e
3C 3T @ 2.50 GHz
1440 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1120G4 Intel Core i3-1120G4
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Athlon II X3 415e Intel Core i3-1120G4
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