Athlon 300U vs i5-750

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-750
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.60
Athlon 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.43
+51.9%

Athlon 300U outperforms Core i5-750 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking21071771
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.21no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i5 (Desktop)AMD Athlon
Power efficiency1.5915.33
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Raven Ridge 2 (2019)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-750 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 speed2.66 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate2500 MHzno data
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size296 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-750 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

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

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-750 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 i5-750 and Athlon 300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size16 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)

Peripherals

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

PCIe version2.03.0
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.

i5-750 1.60
Athlon 300U 2.43
+51.9%

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.

i5-750 2534
Athlon 300U 3867
+52.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-750 3458
Athlon 300U 3968
+14.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-750 11048
+26.6%
Athlon 300U 8724

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-750 12.06
+28%
Athlon 300U 15.44

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 2.43
Recency 8 September 2009 6 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

i5-750 has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon 300U, on the other hand, has a 51.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

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

Note that Core i5-750 is a desktop processor while Athlon 300U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-750 and Athlon 300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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