AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i5-7400

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i5-7400 tests and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, 3DMark, Furmark, Blender, Blender, AIDA64, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, SuperPi, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, PassMark, VeraCrypt, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7400 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 i5-7400

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon 300GE

51%

Core i5-7400

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	91.4
Valorant	102.5	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	58.2
Apex Legends	96.4	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	77.9
Overwatch	83.1	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	71.7
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.9
Warzone	80.0	81.0
Assassin's Creed	86.1	87.3
Valheim	85.1	86.2

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon 300GE

89%

Core i5-7400

49%

To make a finishing decision 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 i5-7400 since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i5-7400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	89	149
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	471	564
Cinbench 20 Single-core	225	345
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1027	1266
Cinbench 23 Single-core	580	820
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2791	2853

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i5-7400
Single-Core	2097	2131
Multi-Core	4919	5499

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i5-7400
Single-Core	942	959
Multi-Core	2187	3349

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i5-7400
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	January 01, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151
Core name	Picasso	Kaby Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	7
Turbo Frequency		3.5 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type		DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth
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 11% better than Core i5-7400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-7400 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: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7400 is better: 28
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon 300GE and Intel Core i5-7400 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 i5-7400 specs and review.