Intel Core i3-N300 vs AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-N300 and AMD Athlon Gold 7220U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-N300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95°C
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2105 vs 2094
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8617 vs 4740
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 Jan 2023 vs 20 Sep 2022
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 95°C
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache 6MB (shared) vs 4MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 7 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2105 vs 2094
PassMark - CPU mark 8617 vs 4740

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 10 nm
  • 524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 2MB (per module)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-N300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2105
2094
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8617
4740
Name Intel Core i3-N300 AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2105 2094
PassMark - CPU mark 8617 4740

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-N300 AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Essentials

Launch date 3 Jan 2023 20 Sep 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $309
Place in performance rating 1145 1209
Architecture codename Mendocino

Performance

Base frequency 100 MHz 2.4 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2MB (per module) 512K (per core)
L3 cache 6MB (shared) 4MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 6 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
Die size 100 mm²

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR5, 4800 MHz, Single-channel DDR5, Dual-channel

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported Intel BGA 1264 FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 7 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 3, 9 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 3, 4 Lanes, (CPU only)