Processor comparison
AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i7-5500U
AMD
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Socket FP5
2400 MHz
2 cores
Apr 2019
MOBILE
VS
Intel
Intel Core i7-5500U
2400 MHz
2 cores
unknown
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U116%
- Intel Core i7-5500U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U100%
- Intel Core i7-5500U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U133%
- Intel Core i7-5500U100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 33% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
- Around 16% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5500U
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 i7-5500U |
|---|
| 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 i7-5500U |
|---|
| 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 i7-5500U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Intel HD 5500 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i7-5500U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Core i7-5500U |
|---|
| 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 i7-5500U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U3630 points
- Intel Core i7-5500U3360 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U6441 points
- Intel Core i7-5500U6451 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)121.58
- Intel Core i7-5500U121
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)385.64
- Intel Core i7-5500U289
points - higher is better