i5-8300H vs Athlon 1300
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1268 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 75 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.86 |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird B (2000−2001) | Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 21 March 2001 (23 years ago) | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $318 | $250 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 120 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | A | FCBGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H 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 Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 March 2001 | 2 April 2018 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 45 Watt |
i5-8300H has an age advantage of 17 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 51.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 1300 and Core i5-8300H. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 1300 is a desktop processor while Core i5-8300H is a notebook one.
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