i3-8100F vs Athlon PRO 300GE
Primary details
Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-8100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1710 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 7.33 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 7 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $117 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-8100F 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 34 | 36 |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-8100F 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 | Socket AM4 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-8100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-8100F 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 Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-8100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 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 | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-8100F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 7 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon PRO 300GE has an age advantage of 8 months, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
i3-8100F, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
We couldn't decide between Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-8100F. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i3-8100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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