Intel Core i3-1005G1 vs AMD Athlon 300U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-1005G1 and AMD Athlon 300U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, 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).

Intel Core i3-1005G1

AMD Athlon 300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1005G1

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2171 vs 1769
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4869 vs 3872

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2171 vs 1769
PassMark - CPU mark	4869 vs 3872

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
Around 21% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
L1 cache	193 KB vs 160 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-1005G1
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 300U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2171

1769

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4869

3872

Name	Intel Core i3-1005G1	AMD Athlon 300U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2171	1769
PassMark - CPU mark	4869	3872
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1001
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	23.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	291.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	28.682
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1762
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4059
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1762
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4059

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-1005G1	AMD Athlon 300U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake
Family	Core i3	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	1 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$281
Place in performance rating	1143	1464
Processor Number	i3-1005G1
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
OPN Tray		YM300UC4T2OFG
Series		AMD Athlon Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	4 GT/s
L1 cache	160 KB	193 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Compute Cores		5
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	55.63 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x8A56
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1000 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	5120 x 3200
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	13 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	900 MHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1526	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0
USB revision	3.2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)