AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i3-3130M

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 300U and Intel Core i3-3130M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Intel Core i3-3130M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1931 vs 1285
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4080 vs 1900

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Apr 2019 vs 25 January 2013
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	128K (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931 vs 1285
PassMark - CPU mark	4080 vs 1900

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3130M

786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	3 MB vs 4MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 300U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-3130M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

1285

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4080

1900

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i3-3130M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	1285
PassMark - CPU mark	4080	1900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2193
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4275
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2883

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i3-3130M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge 2	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	8 Apr 2019	25 January 2013
Place in performance rating	1326	1336
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Processor Number		i3-3130M
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		118 mm
Maximum core temperature		90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA)
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, Dual-channel	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1023, FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Graphics
Device ID		0x166
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)