AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i3-8109U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 300U and Intel Core i3-8109U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Intel Core i3-8109U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
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
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Launch date	8 Apr 2019 vs 3 April 2018
L1 cache	128K (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8109U

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2116 vs 1931
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4244 vs 4080

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2116 vs 1931
PassMark - CPU mark	4244 vs 4080

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 300U
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8109U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

2116

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4080

4244

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i3-8109U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	2116
PassMark - CPU mark	4080	4244
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		868
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1987
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2986
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3203
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2986
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3203

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i3-8109U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	8 Apr 2019	3 April 2018
Place in performance rating	1227	1150
Processor Number		i3-8109U
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		123 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, Dual-channel	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		20 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		46x24
Graphics
Device ID		0x3EA5
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		300 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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)