AMD Athlon II X4 620e vs Intel Core i3-1220P Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD Athlon II X4 620e		Intel Core i3-1220P
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X4 620e and the Intel Core i3-1220P and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD Athlon II X4 620e 4 core processor released in Q2/2011 with the Intel Core i3-1220P which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)	CPU group	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
1	Generation	12
Propus	Architecture	Alder Lake U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X4 620e is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-1220P clocks with 1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.
AMD Athlon II X4 620e	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1220P
4	Cores	10
4	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.60 GHz	A-Core	1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz) 2x Golden Cove
--	B-Core	1.10 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 X4 620e	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1220P
--	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 64 (Alder Lake)
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
--	GPU Generation	13
	Technology	10 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	64
--	Shader	512
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 64 (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 X4 620e, while the Intel Core i3-1220P supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.
AMD Athlon II X4 620e	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1220P
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	6.50 MB
--	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	28
--	PCIe Bandwidth	55.1 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD Athlon II X4 620e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-1220P is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Athlon II X4 620e	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1220P
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	64 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X4 620e has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-1220P is at 18.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.
AMD Athlon II X4 620e	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-1220P
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
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
Q2/2011	Release date	Q1/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 620e (21%)

Intel Core i3-1220P (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 620e (17%)

Intel Core i3-1220P (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	340 (20%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1685 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1288 (15%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	8811 (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 X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	344 (22%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1564 (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 X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1207 (18%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	6894 (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 X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	2102 (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 X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	6645 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	135 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	475 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 2.70 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 X4 620e @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz	1091 (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 X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	14265 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	62 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 620e 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	249 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-1220P 10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)


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AMD Athlon II X4 620e vs Intel Core i3-1220P

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