AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i7-6567U

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 300U and Intel Core i7-6567U 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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 i7-6567U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 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
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4080 vs 3777

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Apr 2019 vs 1 September 2015
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4080 vs 3777

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6567U

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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2085 vs 1931

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2085 vs 1931

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 300U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6567U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

2085

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4080

3777

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-6567U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	2085
PassMark - CPU mark	4080	3777
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		854
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		44.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.299
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3111
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2923
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6605
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3111
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2923
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6605

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-6567U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge 2	Skylake
Launch date	8 Apr 2019	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1226	1156
Processor Number		i7-6567U
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	3.30 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
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, Dual-channel	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3 - 1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		23 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42x24x1.3
Graphics
Device ID		0x1927
eDRAM		64 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
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® Graphics 550
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
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® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)