AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i7-2600

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i7-2600 tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like UserBenchmark, 7zip, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, RealBench, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, PassMark, WPrime, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, AIDA64.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon 300GE

51%

Core i7-2600

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Control, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	91.3
Valorant	102.5	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	58.1
Apex Legends	96.4	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	77.8
Overwatch	83.1	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.9
Warzone	80.0	80.9
Assassin's Creed	86.1	87.1
Valheim	85.1	86.1

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i7-2600

29%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon 300GE is more energy efficient than the Core i7-2600 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 i7-2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	89	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	471	568
Cinbench 20 Single-core	225	257
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1027	1824
Cinbench 23 Single-core	580	759
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2791	3647

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	2097	1751
Multi-Core	4919	5341

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	942	844
Multi-Core	2187	3227

Comparison of specifications

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-2600
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	October 01, 2010
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA1155
Core name	Picasso	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2
Turbo Frequency		3.8 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	95 W
Memory type		DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 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. Another difference is that Core i7-2600 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: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-2600 is better: 27
Although it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon 300GE and Intel Core i7-2600 before deciding which processor 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 i7-2600 specs and review.