Athlon 200GE vs i5-7300U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-7300U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.28
Athlon 200GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.57
+12.7%

Athlon 200GE outperforms Core i5-7300U by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18601780
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.27
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Athlon
Power efficiency14.486.99
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date3 January 2017 (8 years ago)6 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE 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 speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier2632
L1 cache128 KB192 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE 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)
SocketFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE 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 i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE 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 i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 620AMD Radeon Vega 3
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7300U and Athlon 200GE.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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.

i5-7300U 2.28
Athlon 200GE 2.57
+12.7%

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.

i5-7300U 3648
Athlon 200GE 4113
+12.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.28 2.57
Integrated graphics card 2.35 2.89
Recency 3 January 2017 6 September 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

i5-7300U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon 200GE, on the other hand, has a 12.7% higher aggregate performance score, 23% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Athlon 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-7300U in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-7300U is a notebook processor while Athlon 200GE is a desktop one.

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