i5-14600KF vs Athlon PRO 300GE
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-14600KF outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by a whopping 813% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-14600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1693 | 199 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 67.14 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.32 | 18.72 |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 17 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $294 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-14600KF 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-14600KF 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 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-14600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-14600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-14600KF 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 Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-14600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-14600KF.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.80 | 25.56 |
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 17 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Athlon PRO 300GE has 257.1% lower power consumption.
i5-14600KF, on the other hand, has a 812.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 600% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
The Core i5-14600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300GE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-14600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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