i3-7120T vs Athlon II M320
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II M320 and Core i3-7120T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Intel Core i3 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 17 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $117 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II M320 and Core i3-7120T 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 65 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II M320 and Core i3-7120T 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket S1 (S1g3) | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M320 and Core i3-7120T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M320 and Core i3-7120T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M320 and Core i3-7120T.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 17 July 2017 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
i3-7120T has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II M320 and Core i3-7120T. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon II M320 is a notebook processor while Core i3-7120T is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M320 and Core i3-7120T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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