Athlon 300U vs i3-8100H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-8100H
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
2.76
+11.3%
Athlon 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.48

Core i3-8100H outperforms Athlon 300U by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16941756
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Athlon
Power efficiency5.7015.36
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Raven Ridge 2 (2019)
Release date3 July 2018 (6 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0PCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3024
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U 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)
SocketFCBGA1440FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U 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 i3-8100H and Athlon 300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8100H and Athlon 300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i3-8100H 2.76
+11.3%
Athlon 300U 2.48

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.

i3-8100H 4310
+11.5%
Athlon 300U 3867

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.76 2.48
Integrated graphics card 3.09 2.98
Recency 3 July 2018 6 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

i3-8100H has a 11.3% higher aggregate performance score, 3.7% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores.

Athlon 300U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-8100H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 300U in performance tests.


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