AMD Athlon 320GE vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Athlon 320GE vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, machine learning, streaming, rendering. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough 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 synthetic type tests such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, PCMark 10, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, RealBench, Prime95, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, Gears 5, PassMark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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 i7-7700HQ

52%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-7700HQ is 1% better than Athlon 320GE. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon 320GE

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	92.0
Valorant	102.6	104.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.6
Apex Legends	96.5	98.3
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	78.4
Overwatch	83.1	84.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	72.1
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.3
Warzone	80.1	81.6
Assassin's Creed	86.2	87.8
Valheim	85.2	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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. 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 320GE

93%

Core i7-7700HQ

74%

To make a finishing 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 Athlon 320GE 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. 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, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn 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. Since there are still many programs that can 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 320GE	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	93	162
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	490	762
Cinbench 20 Single-core	234	390
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1068	1701
Cinbench 23 Single-core	603	961
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2903	4271

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

	AMD Athlon 320GE	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Single-Core	2181	2053
Multi-Core	5116	7006

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

	AMD Athlon 320GE	Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Single-Core	980	1009
Multi-Core	2274	3936

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest 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 320GE	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	3.5 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	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	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 20% better than Core i7-7700HQ in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-7700HQ 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: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-7700HQ is better: 29
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon 320GE and Intel Core i7-7700HQ before making a selection which of the processors 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 i7-7700HQ specs and review.