i5-12600KF vs Athlon II X3 400e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 400e
2009
3 cores / 3 threads, 45 Watt
0.83
Core i5-12600KF
2021
10 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
17.56
+2016%

Core i5-12600KF outperforms Athlon II X3 400e by a whopping 2016% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 400e and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2596358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0748.63
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.7513.29
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12600KF has 69371% better value for money than Athlon II X3 400e.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 400e and Core i5-12600KF 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads316
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache128 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)9.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size169 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 400e and Core i5-12600KF 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Core i5-12600KF. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 400e and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Core i5-12600KF 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 X3 400e and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 400e and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
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 X3 400e 0.83
i5-12600KF 17.56
+2016%

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 X3 400e 1320
i5-12600KF 27901
+2014%

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 X3 400e 276
i5-12600KF 2519
+813%

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 X3 400e 727
i5-12600KF 12311
+1593%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 17.56
Recency 20 October 2009 27 October 2021
Physical cores 3 10
Threads 3 16
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon II X3 400e has 177.8% lower power consumption.

i5-12600KF, on the other hand, has a 2015.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 233.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.

The Core i5-12600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 400e in performance tests.


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