Processor comparison
AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i3-3240T
AMD
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Socket FP5
2400 MHz
2 cores
Apr 2019
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Core i3-3240T
Intel Socket 1155
3000 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U124%
- Intel Core i3-3240T100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U113%
- Intel Core i3-3240T100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U134%
- Intel Core i3-3240T100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
- 13% higher single threaded performance.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 34% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Around 24% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3240T
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-3240T |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| SHA | | |
| F16C | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| EVP | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMAP | | |
| SMEP | | |
| SMT | | |
| Precision Boost | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| TXT | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-3240T |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | Intel_IvyBridge |
| Market | Mobile | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | Ivy Bridge |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | Sep 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-3240T |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Intel HD 2500 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-3240T |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-3240T |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | 65°C |
| Package | | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | unknown | 94mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-3240T |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 35 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U3630 points
- Intel Core i3-3240T3090 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U6441 points
- Intel Core i3-3240T7416 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)121.58
- Intel Core i3-3240T (simulated)106.92
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)385.64
- Intel Core i3-3240T (simulated)285.86
points - higher is better