Athlon X4 730 vs i3-1220P

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-1220P
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
9.17
+537%
Athlon X4 730
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.44

Core i3-1220P outperforms Athlon X4 730 by a whopping 537% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8332182
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Pno data
Power efficiency30.862.09
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-P (2022)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)192K
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730 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
SocketFCBGA1744FM2
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processorsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
Execution Units64no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730.

PCIe version4.02.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

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.

i3-1220P 9.17
+537%
Athlon X4 730 1.44

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.

i3-1220P 14520
+537%
Athlon X4 730 2278

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.17 1.44
Recency 23 February 2022 2 October 2012
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 65 Watt

i3-1220P has a 536.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 150% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1220P is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-1220P is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 730 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-1220P and Athlon X4 730, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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