i3-12100F vs Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

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Core i3-12100 Core i3-12100F Core i5-12400 Core i5-12400F Core i5-12500 Core i7-12700 Core i7-12700F

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Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
i3-12100F i3-12100F

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated867
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data14.47
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Core i3-12100F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size220 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Core i3-12100F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM2FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 58 Watt

i3-12100F has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Core i3-12100F. We've got no test results to judge.

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