AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs Intel Core i7-12700E

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AMD Athlon II X3 440 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12700E
AMD Athlon II X3 440 Intel Core i7-12700E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X3 440 and the Intel Core i7-12700E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon II X3 440 3 core processor released in Q1/2010 with the Intel Core i7-12700E which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) CPU group Intel Core i 12000 (34)
1 Generation 12
Rana Architecture Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-13700E

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X3 440 is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The processor can compute 3 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-12700E clocks with 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II X3 440 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
3 Cores 12
3 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
8x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.60 GHz (3.60 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 X3 440 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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) 1.50 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 X3 440, while the Intel Core i7-12700E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon II X3 440 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
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 Yes
1.50 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 AMD Athlon II X3 440 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-12700E is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II X3 440 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) 180 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X3 440 has 1.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-12700E is at 37.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

AMD Athlon II X3 440 Characteristic Intel Core i7-12700E
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
Q1/2010 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 344 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X3 440 (22%)
Intel Core i7-12700E (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X3 440 (8%)
Intel Core i7-12700E (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 X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
374 (22%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1665 (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 X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
944 (9%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
10170 (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 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
1715 (6%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
28279 (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 X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2459 (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 X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
3C 3T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
11321 (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 X3 440 AMD Athlon II X3 440
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.50 GHz
768 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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