i3-10300 vs Athlon II X3 425e

Athlon II X3 400e Athlon II X3 405e Athlon II X3 415e Athlon II X3 420e Athlon II X3 425 Athlon II X3 425e Athlon II X3 435 Athlon II X3 440 Athlon II X3 445 Athlon II X3 450 Athlon II X3 455 Athlon II X3 460
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Core i3-10100F Core i5-10400 Core i5-10400F Core i5-10500 Core i5-10600K Core i5-10600KF Core i7-10700 Core i7-10700F Core i7-10700K Core i7-10700KF Core i9-10900K Pentium Gold G6400

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X3 425e
2011
3 cores / 3 threads, 45 Watt
1.41
Core i3-10300
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.86
+316%

Core i3-10300 outperforms Athlon II X3 425e by a whopping 316% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Athlon II X3 425e Athlon II X3 425e
i3-10300 i3-10300

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22001105
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.978.94
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date3 May 2011 (13 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads38
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X3 425e 1.41
i3-10300 5.86
+316%

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.

Athlon II X3 425e 2239
i3-10300 9308
+316%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.41 5.86
Recency 3 May 2011 30 April 2020
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II X3 425e has 44.4% lower power consumption.

i3-10300, on the other hand, has a 315.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-10300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 425e in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X3 425e and Core i3-10300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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