AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i7-9800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 300GE and Intel Core i7-9800X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon 300GE

Intel Core i7-9800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300GE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9800X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2571 vs 1869
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18085 vs 4273

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2571 vs 1869
PassMark - CPU mark	18085 vs 4273

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 300GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9800X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1869

2571

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4273

18085

Name	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-9800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1869	2571
PassMark - CPU mark	4273	18085
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1185
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9409
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9740

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-9800X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Launch date	7 Jul 2019	Q4'18
OPN Tray	YD30GEC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1263	898
Processor Number	300GE	i7-9800X
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.80 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum frequency		4.40 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)