AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD Athlon 300GE vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as RealBench, MATLAB, WPrime, Blender, Prime95, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, SuperPi, Furmark, 7zip, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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 i7-7700HQ

52%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-7700HQ is 1% better than Athlon 300GE. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon 300GE

51%

Core i7-7700HQ

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	92.0
Valorant	102.5	104.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	58.6
Apex Legends	96.4	98.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	78.4
Overwatch	83.1	84.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	72.1
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.3
Warzone	80.0	81.6
Assassin's Creed	86.1	87.8
Valheim	85.1	86.8

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i7-7700HQ

74%

To make a finishing resolution 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 i7-7700HQ as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 45W. 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 count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on 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 make sure that the software 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 work, 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 i7-7700HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	89	162
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	471	762
Cinbench 20 Single-core	225	390
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1027	1701
Cinbench 23 Single-core	580	961
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2791	4271

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Single-Core	2097	2053
Multi-Core	4919	7006

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

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Single-Core	942	1009
Multi-Core	2187	3936

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon 300GE	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	October 01, 2016
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1440
Core name	Picasso	Kaby Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	7
Turbo Frequency		3.8 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	3300 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	45 W
Memory type		DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		37.5 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 17% better than Core i7-7700HQ in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-7700HQ 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 i7-7700HQ is better: 29
Although it should be understood 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 figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon 300GE and Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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 i7-7700HQ specs and review.