AMD Turion 64 MK-36 vs Intel Core i3-1215U

Let's find out which one of AMD Turion 64 MK-36 and Intel Core i3-1215U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Turion 64 MK-36 Intel Core i3-1215U
• Family
  AMD Turion Intel Core i3
• CPU group
  AMD Turion 64 MK Intel Core i 1200P/1200U
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 12
• Successor
  -- Intel Core i3-1315U

In this block we are going to compare AMD Turion 64 MK-36 vs Intel Core i3-1215U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  1 / 1 6 / 8
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Turion 64 MK-36 and Intel Core i3-1215U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
• GPU frequency
  0.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  64
• Shader
  512
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 32 GB
• Max. displays
  4
• Generation
  13
• Direct X
  -- 12.1
• Technology
  10 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2022

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Turion 64 MK-36 and Intel Core i3-1215U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Turion 64 MK-36 and Intel Core i3-1215U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR2-800 DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR4X-4266, LPDDR5-5200
• Max. Memory
  8 GB 64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  -- 76.8 GB/s
• ECC
  No No
• PCIe
  4.0 x 28
• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Turion 64 MK-36 or Intel Core i3-1215U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  31 W 15 W
• TDP (PL2)
  -- 55 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Turion 64 MK-36 and Intel Core i3-1215U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  90 nm 10 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic
• Socket
  S1 BGA 1744
• L2-Cache
  0.50 MB 4.50 MB
• L3-Cache
  -- 10.00 MB
• Architecture
  Richmond Alder Lake U
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Extended 3DNow! SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• Release date
  Q3/2006 Q1/2022