Processor comparison
AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i5-8250U
AMD
AMD Athlon 3000G
AMD Socket AM4
3500 MHz
2 cores
Nov 2019
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Core i5-8250U
Intel BGA1356
1600 MHz
4 cores
Sep 2017
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon 3000G100%
- Intel Core i5-8250U118%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon 3000G100%
- Intel Core i5-8250U105%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon 3000G100%
- Intel Core i5-8250U131%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8250U
- 5% higher single threaded performance.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 31% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 18% higher average synthetic performance.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i5-8250U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the Intel Core i5-8250U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon 3000G | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| SHA | | |
| F16C | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| EVP | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMAP | | |
| SMEP | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| VT-d | | |
| AES-NI | | |
| TSX | | |
| TXT | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon 3000G | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | Intel_Kabylake |
| Market | Desktop | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133 |
| Codename | Zen | Kaby Lake |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | Sep 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon 3000G | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Intel UHD 620 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon 3000G | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon 3000G | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | Intel BGA1356 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | unknown |
| Package | µPGA |
FC-BGA1356 |
| Die Size | 148mm² | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon 3000G | Intel Core i5-8250U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | 3400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon 3000G3850 points
- Intel Core i5-8250U4080 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon 3000G9394 points
- Intel Core i5-8250U9216 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon 3000G (simulated)138.21
- Intel Core i5-8250U146
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon 3000G (simulated)398.61
- Intel Core i5-8250U523
points - higher is better