i3-1215U (IPU) vs Athlon PRO 300GE

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-1215U (IPU) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1710not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.32no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-1215U (IPU) 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache192 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm10 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-1215U (IPU) 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket AM4Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-1215U (IPU). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-1215U (IPU) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-1215U (IPU) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-1215U (IPU). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-1215U (IPU).

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 September 2019 23 February 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i3-1215U (IPU) has an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-1215U (IPU). We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop processor while Core i3-1215U (IPU) is a notebook one.


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