Intel Core i7-9850HL vs AMD Athlon 300U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9850HL 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.

Intel Core i7-9850HL

AMD Athlon 300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9850HL

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
2037.4x 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
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7563 vs 3923

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
L1 cache	384 MB vs 193 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7563 vs 3923

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1799 vs 1502

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1799 vs 1502

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1502

1799

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7563

3923

Name	Intel Core i7-9850HL	AMD Athlon 300U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1502	1799
PassMark - CPU mark	7563	3923

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-9850HL	AMD Athlon 300U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q2'19
Place in performance rating	1470	1333
Processor Number	i7-9850HL
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	1.90 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 MB	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	4.10 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)	25 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)