Athlon PRO 300U vs i7-7700

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-7700
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.65
+112%

Core i7-7700 outperforms Athlon PRO 300U by a whopping 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11511724
Place by popularity50not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.41no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7 (Desktop)AMD Athlon
Power efficiency7.9316.23
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Raven Ridge 2 (2019)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$303no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 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 speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0PCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3624
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 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)
SocketFCLGA1151FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 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+-
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 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 i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 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 i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD 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 frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 300U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 300U 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 i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 300U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 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.

i7-7700 5.65
+112%
Athlon PRO 300U 2.67

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.

i7-7700 8649
+112%
Athlon PRO 300U 4080

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.65 2.67
Integrated graphics card 3.10 2.98
Recency 3 January 2017 8 April 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

i7-7700 has a 111.6% higher aggregate performance score, 4% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon PRO 300U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300U in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-7700 is a desktop processor while Athlon PRO 300U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-7700 and Athlon PRO 300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Core i7-7700
Core i7-7700
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Athlon PRO 300U

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.8 1982 votes

Rate Core i7-7700 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate Athlon PRO 300U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Core i7-7700 or Athlon PRO 300U, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.