E-300 vs Core i3-7020U
General info
Comparing Core i3-7020U and E-300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1951 | not rated |
Place by popularity | 90 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Core i3 | AMD E-Series |
Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Zacate (2011−2013) |
Release date | 30 August 2016 (7 years ago) | 22 August 2011 (12 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | no data |
Current price | $553 (2x MSRP) | $200 |
Technical specs
Core i3-7020U and E-300 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 | 2 |
Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 3 MB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
Die size | no data | 75 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-7020U and E-300 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 | 1 |
Socket | FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356,FPBGA1356 | FT1 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7020U and E-300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | DDR3-1066 RAM (sin. chan.), PCIe 2 [?], MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SVM |
AES-NI | + | no data |
AVX | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Speed Shift | + | no data |
My WiFi | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
TSX | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
SIPP | - | no data |
Smart Response | + | no data |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-7020U and E-300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | - | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Secure Key | + | no data |
MPX | + | no data |
Identity Protection | + | no data |
SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7020U and E-300 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 i3-7020U and E-300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 620 | AMD Radeon HD 6310 |
Max video memory | 32 GB | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | no data |
Clear Video | + | no data |
Clear Video HD | + | no data |
Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-7020U and E-300 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
eDP | + | no data |
DisplayPort | + | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-7020U and E-300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
4K resolution support | + | no data |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i3-7020U and E-300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 12 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7020U and E-300.
PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i3-7020U outperforms E-300 by 659% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core i3-7020U outperforms E-300 by 827% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core i3-7020U outperforms E-300 by 1047% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core i3-7020U outperforms E-300 by 321% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core i3-7020U outperforms E-300 by 587% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
Advantages and disadvantages
Integrated graphics card | 2.41 | |
Recency | 30 August 2016 | 22 August 2011 |
Threads | 4 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 18 Watt |
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