i9-11900KF vs Athlon II M320

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II M320
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.47
Core i9-11900KF
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
15.69
+3238%

Core i9-11900KF outperforms Athlon II M320 by a whopping 3238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M320 and Core i9-11900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2925437
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.2711.87
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M320 and Core i9-11900KF 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M320 and Core i9-11900KF 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M320 and Core i9-11900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no 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 II M320 and Core i9-11900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M320 and Core i9-11900KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M320 and Core i9-11900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M320 and Core i9-11900KF.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II M320 0.47
i9-11900KF 15.69
+3238%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II M320 749
i9-11900KF 24928
+3228%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II M320 182
i9-11900KF 2329
+1180%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II M320 325
i9-11900KF 10041
+2990%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.47 15.69
Recency 10 September 2009 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon II M320 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i9-11900KF, on the other hand, has a 3238.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-11900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M320 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II M320 is a notebook processor while Core i9-11900KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M320 and Core i9-11900KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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