Intel Core i3-1215UL vs AMD Opteron X3421

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Intel Core i3-1215UL CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Opteron X3421
Intel Core i3-1215UL AMD Opteron X3421

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-1215UL or AMD Opteron X3421 - 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 Intel Core i3-1215UL has 6 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-1215UL was released in Q3/2022.

The AMD Opteron X3421 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3421 was released in Q2/2015.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Opteron (4)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group AMD Opteron X3000 (3)
12 Generation 0
Alder Lake U Architecture Toronto (Excavator)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1215UL is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz). The AMD Opteron X3421 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Core i3-1215UL Characteristic AMD Opteron X3421
6 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
A-Core 2.10 GHz (3.40 GHz)
0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont
B-Core --

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.

Intel Core i3-1215UL Characteristic AMD Opteron X3421
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Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation 0
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays 3
64 Compute units 8
512 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.1 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.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-1215UL supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3421 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-1215UL Characteristic AMD Opteron X3421
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.50 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
10.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
28 PCIe lanes 8
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-1215UL has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Opteron X3421 is 15 W.

Intel Core i3-1215UL Characteristic AMD Opteron X3421
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
55 W TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up 35 W
12 W TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1215UL has a 14.50 MB cache, while the AMD Opteron X3421 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-1215UL Characteristic AMD Opteron X3421
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1744 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, AMD-Vt
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2022 Release date Q2/2015
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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.
Intel Core i3-1215UL Intel Core i3-1215UL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1091 (100%)
AMD Opteron X3421 AMD Opteron X3421
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Toronto) @ 0.80 GHz
820 (75%)

Devices using this processor

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