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Intel Core i3 1215U vs AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

42 out of 100
Intel Core i3 1215U
VS
32 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
Intel Core i3 1215U
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.2 GHz Intel Core i3 1215U with 6-cores against the 2.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 7320U with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (6)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7320U and 1215U
Advantages of Intel Core i3 1215U
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) integrated graphics: 1.1 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
  • 84% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2184 vs 1184 points
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.1 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
  • More modern manufacturing process – 6 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 10 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i3 1215U
vs
Ryzen 3 7320U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i3 1215U +84%
2184
Ryzen 3 7320U
1184
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 1215U +45%
5662
Ryzen 3 7320U
3912
File compression 356.7 MB/sec 348.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 45.1 Klines/sec 25.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 117.1 pages/sec 83.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 180.5 Mpixels/sec 115.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 224.7 pages/sec 110.3 pages/sec
Background blur 18.9 images/sec 21.8 images/sec
Photo processing 54.2 images/sec 38.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.45 Mpixels/sec 6.68 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1106 & 612 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i3 1215U +35%
3101
Ryzen 3 7320U
2290
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 1215U +20%
10106
Ryzen 3 7320U
8411
Integer math 34.4 GOps/sec 28.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 24.6 GOps/sec 13.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 30M Primes/sec 19M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.7M Strings/sec 13.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 6.8 GBytes/sec 5.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 113.1 MBytes/sec 124.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 546 Frames/sec 413 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 6.7B Matrices/sec 5.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3915 & 934 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i3 1215U +58%
58.9
Ryzen 3 7320U
37.36

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.9 PPW 16 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 377.5 PPW 260.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 673.7 PPW 560.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.93 PPW 2.49 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i3 1215U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Shanmukh)Geekbench 6 CPU2126 / 6248
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-06 (goryn81)Cinebench 202489 / 283
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AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-05 (Vikrant)Geekbench 6 CPU1320 / 3943
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 1215U and AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released February 23, 2022 January 5, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 2 (Mendocino)
Model number i3-1215U -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU) Radeon 610M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i3 1305U
Successor - Intel Core 3 100U -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#178th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 6 4
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 12x 24x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 10MB (shared) 4MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 6 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 15 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W -
Socket BGA-1744 FP6
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 512 128
TMUs 32 8
ROPs 16 4
Execution Units 64 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i3 1215U +120%
1.1 TFLOPS
Ryzen 3 7320U
0.5 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 610M compared to UHD Graphics (64 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - LPDDR5-5500
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 1215U official page AMD Ryzen 3 7320U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 4

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 3 7320U or Intel Core i3 1215U?
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ISLAM KONTLO akmalrc9@gmail.com July 23, 2026 at 05:49 AM
wow 1215U leads the graphics performance!
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Ur Momma August 6, 2024 at 05:07 PM
1215u is clearly a winner, only some people who have dyslexia or intelligence problems will choose Ryzen 3 7320u over i3 1215u.πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ
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Nick August 26, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Well, I would say for basic office/navigation, AMD is way better, especially for power consumption. To feed that 64CU UHD graphics, it needs a lot of power.
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Me-she July 7, 2023 at 03:49 AM
Ok, so I did a little research, and it turns out that the Intel Core i3 1215U's iGPU is over 300% faster than the AMD Ryzen 3 7320U's iGPU. In Fortnite, the Intel Core i3 1215U's iGPU can run at 60 fps at 1080p with medium settings, whereas the AMD Ryzen 3 7320U's iGPU can only achieve 30 fps at 720p with low settings. The Intel Core i3 1215U's iGPU, UHD Graphics (64EU), is similar in performance to the AMD Radeon RX 560. The Core i3's iGPU is just 12.5% slower than the AMD Radeon RX 560. In Fortnite, the AMD Radeon RX 560 achieves a little over 60 fps at 1080p with medium settings.
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t312 September 15, 2023 at 03:05 AM
It's designed for low power consumption and should use significantly less energy than the i3. However, if I were seeking better performance for desktop or laptop use, I'd opt for the i3. The reason I'm exploring the AMD 7320U is that handheld manufacturers seem to design effectively around it. I'm keen on trying PC gaming on the go with this chipset. If it can run PS1 or even some PS2 games, I'd be more than satisfied.
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Me-she September 22, 2023 at 12:24 PM
t312, I'm still unsure which CPU brand to choose for both gaming and power efficiency. Intel's 12th generation i3, i5, and i7 laptop CPUs have two performance cores and 6-10 efficiency cores. Meanwhile, AMD's 4000-5000 series only offer 4-8 performance cores for their Ryzen 3, 5, and 7 laptop CPUs.
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