i5-750 vs Athlon PRO 300GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 300GE
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.71
+69.4%
Core i5-750
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.60

Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms Core i5-750 by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17102107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.21
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD AthlonCore i5 (Desktop)
Power efficiency7.331.59
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-750 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data2500 MHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm45 nm
Die size209.78 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-750 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 AM4FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-750 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-750 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Core i5-750.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Athlon PRO 300GE 2.71
+69.4%
i5-750 1.60

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.

Athlon PRO 300GE 4308
+70%
i5-750 2534

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.

Athlon PRO 300GE 937
+123%
i5-750 421

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.

Athlon PRO 300GE 1911
+63.2%
i5-750 1171

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.71 1.60
Recency 30 September 2019 8 September 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon PRO 300GE has a 69.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

i5-750, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Athlon PRO 300GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-750 in performance tests.


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