Athlon PRO 300GE vs i3-1005G1

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-1005G1
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.09
+14%
Athlon PRO 300GE
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.71

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16341710
Place by popularity67not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Athlon
Power efficiency11.707.33
Architecture codenameIce Lake (Client) (2019)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date1 August 2019 (5 years ago)30 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 × 4 GT/sno data
Multiplier1234
L1 cache160 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography10 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1526Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE 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 Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth59.732 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon Vega 3
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1005G1 and Athlon PRO 300GE.

PCIe version3.0no data

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.

i3-1005G1 3.09
+14%
Athlon PRO 300GE 2.71

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.

i3-1005G1 4906
+13.9%
Athlon PRO 300GE 4308

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.

i3-1005G1 1288
+37.5%
Athlon PRO 300GE 937

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.

i3-1005G1 2385
+24.8%
Athlon PRO 300GE 1911

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.09 2.71
Integrated graphics card 5.58 2.98
Recency 1 August 2019 30 September 2019
Chip lithography 10 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

i3-1005G1 has a 14% higher aggregate performance score, 87.2% faster integrated GPU, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon PRO 300GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.

The Core i3-1005G1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300GE in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-1005G1 is a notebook processor while Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop one.


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