CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3120M vs 4400M among laptop CPUs (over 15W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i3 3120M
6.4
A6 4400M
5.9
Pentium 2020M
5.9
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i3 3120M
6.6
A6 4400M
6.6
Pentium 2020M
6.5
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i3 3120M
5.9
A6 4400M
5.7
Pentium 2020M
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i3 3120M
7.0
A6 4400M
6.7
Pentium 2020M
6.1
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i3 3120M
6.2
A6 4400M
6.0
Pentium 2020M
6.0
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i3 3120M
5.6
A6 4400M
6.0
Pentium 2020M
6.5
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
6.4

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i3 3120M
6.4
A6 4400M
6.3
Pentium 2020M
6.3

Winner
Intel Core i3 3120M 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i3 3120M  based on its performance and single-core performance.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 3120M

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Much more l3 cache 3 MB vs 0.5 MB 6x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm vs 32 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much better turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz vs 685 MHz More than 60% better turbo clock speed
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 3,978 vs 2,021 More than 95% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score
Much more l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 6x more l3 cache per core
More threads 4 vs 2 Twice as many threads
Significantly higher GPU clock speed 650 MHz vs 496 MHz More than 30% higher GPU clock speed
Significantly better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score 4,075 vs 3,018 More than 35% better geekbench 2 (64-bit) score
Better 3DMark06 CPU score 3,057 vs 1,804 Around 70% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score 7.49 mPixels/s vs 3.42 mPixels/s Around 2.2x better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score
Better geekbench 3 single core score 1,922 vs 1,434 Around 35% better geekbench 3 single core score
Newer Sep, 2012 vs May, 2012 Release date 4 months later
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AMD A6 4400M

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Much better performance per dollar 8.96 pt/$ vs 0.78 pt/$ Around 11.5x better performance per dollar
Higher clock speed 2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C vs 90 °C More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.2 GHz vs 2.53 GHz More than 25% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Slightly better sky diver score 1,674 vs 1,600 Around 5% better sky diver score
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 3120M vs A6 4400M

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i3 3120M
9.79 mHash/s
A6 4400M
29.08 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i3 3120M
1 fps
A6 4400M
0.34 fps

PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 3120M
2,115
A6 4400M
2,155

Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 3120M
1,600
A6 4400M
1,674

Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark

Core i3 3120M
3,537
A6 4400M
2,119

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3120M
4,146
A6 4400M
2,091

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3120M
1,922
A6 4400M
1,434

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i3 3120M
131,100 MB/s
A6 4400M
1,680,000 MB/s

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i3 3120M  vs
A6 4400M 
Clock speed 2.5 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
XOP
AVX
SSE3
SSE
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 35W 35W
Annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year 8.43 $/year
Performance per watt 5.01 pt/W 10.22 pt/W
Typical power consumption 28.44W 28.44W

details

 Core i3 3120M  vs
A6 4400M 
Threads 4 2
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
L3 cache 3 MB 0.5 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 25 27
Operating temperature Unknown - 90°C Unknown - 100°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 2.53 GHz 3.2 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.5 GHz 2.7 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 1,976.5 982.4
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.53 GHz 3.2 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Radeon™ HD 7520G
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 496 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,100 MHz 685 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3L-1333
DDR3RS-1600
DDR3RS-1333
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
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