Core i5-10300H vs Athlon II M340
Aggregate performance score
i5-10300H outperforms Athlon II M340 by a whopping 942% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II M340 and Core i5-10300H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2779 | 1120 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 41 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Intel Comet Lake |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Comet Lake-H (2020) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) | 2 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II M340 and Core i5-10300H 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus support | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II M340 and Core i5-10300H 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (S1g3) | BGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-10300H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II M340 and Core i5-10300H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-10300H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-10300H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 45.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M340 and Core i5-10300H.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
Core i5-10300H outperforms Athlon II M340 by 942% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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 i5-10300H outperforms Athlon II M340 by 939% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 5.42 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 2 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Athlon II M340 has 28.6% lower power consumption.
i5-10300H, on the other hand, has a 942.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i5-10300H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M340 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M340 and Core i5-10300H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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