AMD Athlon 320GE vs Intel Core i5-8265U

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 320GE vs Intel Core i5-8265U tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as SuperPi, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, AIDA64, Handbrake, PCMark 10, MATLAB, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Furmark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8265U or AMD Athlon 320GE.

Summary benchmark results

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

Athlon 320GE

51%

Core i5-8265U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon 320GE

51%

Core i5-8265U

51%

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. 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: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	91.4
Valorant	102.6	103.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.1
Apex Legends	96.5	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	77.9
Overwatch	83.1	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.9
Warzone	80.1	81.0
Assassin's Creed	86.2	87.2
Valheim	85.2	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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 320GE

93%

Core i5-8265U

201%

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 Core i5-8265U is more energy efficient than the Athlon 320GE as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 15W. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 320GE	Intel Core i5-8265U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	93	171
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	490	549
Cinbench 20 Single-core	234	401
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1068	1135
Cinbench 23 Single-core	603	606
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2903	1674

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

	AMD Athlon 320GE	Intel Core i5-8265U
Single-Core	2181	2175
Multi-Core	5116	6181

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

	AMD Athlon 320GE	Intel Core i5-8265U
Single-Core	980	907
Multi-Core	2274	3312

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. 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 in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon 320GE	Intel Core i5-8265U
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	April 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1528
Core name	Picasso	Whiskey Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	8
Turbo Frequency		3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	1.6 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
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	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD32GEC6M2OFH YD32GEC6FHBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon 320GE is 54% better than Core i5-8265U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8265U has 2 more core than Athlon 320GE. 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 320GE is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8265U is better: 27
All the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon 320GE and Intel Core i5-8265U before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Athlon 320GE - all data

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

• AMD Athlon 320GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-8265U specs and review.