i5-L16G7 vs Athlon 3000G
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 3000G outperforms Core i5-L16G7 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1973 | 2195 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.27 | 2.09 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon | Intel Ice Lake |
| Power efficiency | 3.06 | 11.28 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Lakefield (2020) |
| Release date | 7 November 2019 (6 years ago) | June 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | $281 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon 3000G has 152% better value for money than i5-L16G7.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon 3000G and Core i5-L16G7 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 5 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 80 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2? | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | 4,050 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 3000G and Core i5-L16G7 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FC-CSP1016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 7 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i5-L16G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Athlon 3000G and Core i5-L16G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i5-L16G7 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 3000G and Core i5-L16G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB? | 8 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 34 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 64 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 3000G and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i5-L16G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DX12 |
| OpenGL | no data | OpenGL4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Core i5-L16G7.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 6 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.54 | 1.87 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.75 | 5.14 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 5 |
| Threads | 4 | 5 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 7 Watt |
Athlon 3000G has a 35.8% higher aggregate performance score.
i5-L16G7, on the other hand, has 86.9% faster integrated GPU, 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-L16G7 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 3000G is a desktop processor while Core i5-L16G7 is a notebook one.
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