AMD Athlon PRO 300GE vs Intel Core i7-6900K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 300GE and Intel Core i7-6900K 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, 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).

AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

Intel Core i7-6900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Launch date	20 Sep 2019 vs May 2016
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6900K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 33% 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
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2328 vs 1911
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14470 vs 4308

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2328 vs 1911
PassMark - CPU mark	14470 vs 4308

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

2328

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4308

14470

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE	Intel Core i7-6900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911	2328
PassMark - CPU mark	4308	14470
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7893
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		179.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.602

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE	Intel Core i7-6900K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Broadwell E
Launch date	20 Sep 2019	May 2016
OPN Tray	YD300BC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1331	1319
Processor Number	PRO 300GE	i7-6900K
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,020
Price now		$1,198.99
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.35
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
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 2400/2133
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics	None
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
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
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)