Athlon 300U vs i5-3340

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3340
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 77 Watt
2.65
+9.1%
Athlon 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.43

Core i5-3340 outperforms Athlon 300U by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17241771
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency3.2615.33
Architecture codenameno dataRaven Ridge 2 (2019)
Release date1 July 2013 (11 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data24
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache6 MB Intel® Smart Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155FP5
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U 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 i5-3340 and Athlon 300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 2500AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

i5-3340 2.65
+9.1%
Athlon 300U 2.43

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.

i5-3340 4213
+8.9%
Athlon 300U 3867

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.65 2.43
Integrated graphics card 0.69 2.98
Recency 1 July 2013 6 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 15 Watt

i5-3340 has a 9.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Athlon 300U, on the other hand, has 331.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 413.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U.

Note that Core i5-3340 is a desktop processor while Athlon 300U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-3340 and Athlon 300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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