Athlon 3000G vs i3-7007U

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7007U and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1667
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.27
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	AMD Athlon
Power efficiency	no data	7.63
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	7 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7007U and Athlon 3000G 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	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	OPI	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	35
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	209.78 mm2?
Number of transistors	no data	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7007U and Athlon 3000G 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	no data	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7007U and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7007U and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7007U and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB?
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7007U and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	6

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	2.42	2.98
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt

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