Processor comparison
AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i3-5157U
AMD
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Socket FP5
2400 MHz
2 cores
Apr 2019
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Core i3-5157U
2500 MHz
2 cores
unknown
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U136%
- Intel Core i3-5157U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U124%
- Intel Core i3-5157U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U148%
- Intel Core i3-5157U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 24% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 48% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 36% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-5157U
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 i3-5157U |
|---|
| 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 | | |
| 64-bit | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| Smart Cache | | |
| ADX | | |
| RDSEED | | |
| PREFETCHW | | |
| HTT | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-5157U |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | Intel_Broadwell |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | Broadwell-U |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | unknown |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-5157U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Intel Iris 6100 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-5157U |
|---|
| 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 i3-5157U |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | 105°C |
| Package | | |
| Die Size | unknown | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i3-5157U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 28 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U3630 points
- Intel Core i3-5157U2800 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U6441 points
- Intel Core i3-5157U6720 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)121.58
- Intel Core i3-5157U98
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)385.64
- Intel Core i3-5157U259
points - higher is better