AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i5-3470

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i5-3470 tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, rendering, programming, streaming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like AIDA64, PCMark 10, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, 3DMark, Handbrake, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, Prime95, Gears 5, WPrime, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Blender, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Fortnite
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Death Stranding
Overwatch
Watch Dogs Legion
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Athlon 300GE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Athlon 300GE

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon 300GE

51%

Core i5-3470

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Control, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	90.8
Valorant	102.5	103.2
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.8
Apex Legends	96.4	97.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	77.4
Overwatch	83.1	83.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	71.2
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.6
Warzone	80.0	80.5
Assassin's Creed	86.1	86.7
Valheim	85.1	85.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon 300GE

89%

Core i5-3470

32%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon 300GE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3470 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i5-3470
Cinbench 15 Single-core	89	127
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	471	460
Cinbench 20 Single-core	225	313
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1027	1010
Cinbench 23 Single-core	580	682
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2791	2603

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	2097	1953
Multi-Core	4919	4620

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i5-3470
Single-Core	942	756
Multi-Core	2187	2781

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i5-3470
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	April 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA1155
Core name	Picasso	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency		3.6 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	1480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	77 W
Memory type		DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD30GEC6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon 300GE is 5% better than Core i5-3470 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-3470 has 2 more core than Athlon 300GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon 300GE is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3470 is better: 22
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon 300GE and Intel Core i5-3470 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Athlon 300GE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon 300GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-3470 specs and review.