Intel Core i7-9850HE vs AMD Athlon 300U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9850HE 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: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i7-9850HE

AMD Athlon 300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9850HE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 99% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 193 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	9 MB vs 4 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9850HE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 300U

Name	Intel Core i7-9850HE	AMD Athlon 300U
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2083
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2083
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1289
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1289
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2315
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2315
PassMark - Single thread mark		1799
PassMark - CPU mark		3923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-9850HE	AMD Athlon 300U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q2'19
Place in performance rating	1366	1333
Processor Number	i7-9850HE
Series	9th Generation Intel Core i7 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	2.70 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB	193 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	9 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	4
Compute Cores		5
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD 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	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)