Intel Core i5-7442EQ vs AMD Athlon 300U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-7442EQ 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-7442EQ

AMD Athlon 300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7442EQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1819 vs 1799
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4834 vs 3923

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1819 vs 1799
PassMark - CPU mark	4834 vs 3923

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300U

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-7442EQ
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 300U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1819

1799

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4834

3923

Name	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	AMD Athlon 300U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1819	1799
PassMark - CPU mark	4834	3923
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1891
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1891
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1299
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2440
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2440

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	AMD Athlon 300U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q1'17
Place in performance rating	1367	1333
Processor Number	i5-7442EQ
Series	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD Athlon Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray		YM300UC4T2OFG
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Compute Cores		5
L1 cache		193 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x591B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1000 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)