i3-12100F vs Athlon PRO 300U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.57
Core i3-12100F
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
8.87
+245%

Core i3-12100F outperforms Athlon PRO 300U by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1743868
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency16.2014.46
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge 2 (2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date8 April 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-12100F 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-12100F 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
SocketFP5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-12100F 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 300U and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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 300U 2.57
i3-12100F 8.87
+245%

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 300U 4080
i3-12100F 14096
+245%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.57 8.87
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 58 Watt

Athlon PRO 300U has 286.7% lower power consumption.

i3-12100F, on the other hand, has a 245.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-12100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300U in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon PRO 300U is a notebook processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300U and Core i3-12100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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