Athlon PRO 300GE vs i3-1005G1

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1634	1710
Place by popularity	67	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD Athlon
Power efficiency	11.70	7.33
Architecture codename	Ice Lake (Client) (2019)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	1 August 2019 (5 years ago)	30 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE 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	1.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 × 4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	12	34
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	12 nm
Die size	no data	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4950 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE 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	FCBGA1526	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE 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 Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.732 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors	AMD Radeon Vega 3
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	5120 x 3200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE.

PCIe version

3.0

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.09	2.71
Integrated graphics card	5.58	2.98
Recency	1 August 2019	30 September 2019
Chip lithography	10 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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