Athlon PRO 300GE vs i7-3632QM
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-3632QM outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-3632QM and Athlon PRO 300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1633 | 1690 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 8.02 | 7.32 |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 19 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $359 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-3632QM 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 34 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,480 million | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-3632QM 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCPGA988 | Socket AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3632QM and Athlon PRO 300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-3632QM 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 |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3632QM 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 i7-3632QM and Athlon PRO 300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3632QM and Athlon PRO 300GE integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3632QM and Athlon PRO 300GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.08 | 2.81 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.18 | 2.98 |
| Recency | 19 October 2012 | 30 September 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 12 nm |
i7-3632QM has a 9.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Athlon PRO 300GE, on the other hand, has 152.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 83.3% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-3632QM and Athlon PRO 300GE.
Be aware that Core i7-3632QM is a notebook processor while Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-3632QM and Athlon PRO 300GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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