Athlon PRO 300U vs i7-8670
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1703 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD Athlon |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Raven Ridge 2 (2019) |
| Release date | 1 January 2018 (6 years ago) | 8 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4940 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 1151 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| SIPP | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 300U 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 i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 300U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 3.09 | 2.98 |
| Recency | 1 January 2018 | 8 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
i7-8670 has 3.7% faster integrated GPU, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Athlon PRO 300U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 300U. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i7-8670 is a desktop processor while Athlon PRO 300U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-8670 and Athlon PRO 300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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