AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i7-3770K

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i7-3770K and see which is better for games or simple use for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like PCMark 10, SuperPi, 3DMark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, Blender, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Handbrake, 7zip, WPrime, Prime95.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon 300GE

51%

Core i7-3770K

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	92.1
Valorant	102.5	104.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	58.6
Apex Legends	96.4	98.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	78.5
Overwatch	83.1	84.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	72.2
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.4
Warzone	80.0	81.7
Assassin's Creed	86.1	88.0
Valheim	85.1	86.9

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 i7-3770K

42%

To make a final 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 i7-3770K since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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 software 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 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 i7-3770K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	89	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	471	672
Cinbench 20 Single-core	225	286
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1027	1391
Cinbench 23 Single-core	580	1016
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2791	3503

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	2097	2049
Multi-Core	4919	6445

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	942	979
Multi-Core	2187	4061

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even 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 i7-3770K
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		3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	2460 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	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. Here Core i7-3770K is 2% better than Athlon 300GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-3770K 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: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-3770K is better: 30
Although it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon 300GE and Intel Core i7-3770K before making a choice 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 i7-3770K specs and review.