Athlon 300U vs i7-4760HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-4760HQ
2014
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
3.97
+63.4%
Athlon 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.43

Core i7-4760HQ outperforms Athlon 300U by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4760HQ and Athlon 300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14341769
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Athlon
Power efficiency7.9515.25
Architecture codenameCrystalwell (2013−2014)Raven Ridge 2 (2019)
Release date1 February 2014 (10 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$434no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4760HQ 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0PCIe 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2124
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size264 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4760HQ 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)
SocketFCBGA1364FP5
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4760HQ 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-4760HQ and Athlon 300U 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 i7-4760HQ 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 i7-4760HQ and Athlon 300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4760HQ and Athlon 300U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4760HQ and Athlon 300U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-4760HQ and Athlon 300U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4760HQ and Athlon 300U.

PCIe version33.0
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.

i7-4760HQ 3.97
+63.4%
Athlon 300U 2.43

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.

i7-4760HQ 6300
+62.9%
Athlon 300U 3867

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.97 2.43
Integrated graphics card 3.07 2.98
Recency 1 February 2014 6 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 15 Watt

i7-4760HQ has a 63.4% higher aggregate performance score, 3% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 300U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 213.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-4760HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 300U in performance tests.


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