AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i5-4690S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Core i5-4690S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, 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 3000G

Intel Core i5-4690S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 71.35°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 71.35°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4690S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 1969
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5519 vs 4458

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203 vs 1969
PassMark - CPU mark	5519 vs 4458

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4690S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1969

2203

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4458

5519

Name	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i5-4690S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1969	2203
PassMark - CPU mark	4458	5519
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		934
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		72.502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.945
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1370
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5396
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1370
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5396

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Core i5-4690S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Haswell
Launch date	7 Nov 2019	Q2'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$49
OPN PIB	YD3000C6FHBOX
OPN Tray	YD3000C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1287	1323
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-4690S
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	71.35°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum frequency		3.90 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x412
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP
VGA
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
USB revision	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)