i3-1005G1 vs Athlon PRO 300U
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Athlon PRO 300U by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1743 | 1634 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 67 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | AMD Athlon | Intel Core i3 |
Power efficiency | 16.21 | 11.70 |
Architecture codename | Raven Ridge 2 (2019) | Ice Lake (Client) (2019) |
Release date | 8 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $281 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 4 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | OPI |
Bus rate | no data | 4 × 4 GT/s |
Multiplier | 24 | 12 |
L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
Number of transistors | 4940 Million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1 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 (Uniprocessor) |
Socket | FP5 | FCBGA1526 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | - | + |
AVX | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Speed Shift | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Idle States | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | - |
EDB | no data | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1 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 PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 59.732 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors |
Quick Sync Video | - | + |
Graphics max frequency | no data | 900 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
eDP | no data | + |
DisplayPort | - | + |
HDMI | - | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
Max resolution over eDP | no data | 5120 x 3200@60Hz |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 5120 x 3200@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | no data | 12 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 2.57 | 3.09 |
Integrated graphics card | 2.98 | 5.58 |
Recency | 8 April 2019 | 1 August 2019 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
i3-1005G1 has a 20.2% higher aggregate performance score, 87.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 months, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i3-1005G1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-1005G1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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