AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i7-8500Y

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 300U and Intel Core i7-8500Y 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Intel Core i7-8500Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U

CPU is newer: launch date 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 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1931 vs 1448
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4080 vs 2474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Apr 2019 vs 30 August 2018
L1 cache	128K (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931 vs 1448
PassMark - CPU mark	4080 vs 2474

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8500Y

Around 27% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB vs 4MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 300U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8500Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

1448

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4080

2474

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-8500Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	1448
PassMark - CPU mark	4080	2474
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1243
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2191
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2191
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3632

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-8500Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge 2	Amber Lake Y
Launch date	8 Apr 2019	30 August 2018
Place in performance rating	1321	1261
Price now		$393
Processor Number		i7-8500Y
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		2.69
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz	1.50 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	4.20 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	LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1515
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	5 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		3.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		7 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		20mm X 16.5mm
Graphics
Device ID		0x591C
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 615
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		10
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
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)