AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i5-3570K

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i5-3570K tests and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Gears 5, VeraCrypt, 7zip, WPrime, Handbrake, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Blender, PassMark, Furmark, UserBenchmark, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, AIDA64, 3DMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD Athlon PRO 300U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

Core i5-3570K

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

Core i5-3570K

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	91.5
Valorant	102.3	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	58.2
Apex Legends	96.2	97.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	78.0
Overwatch	82.9	84.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.7
DOOM Eternal	51.1	52.0
Warzone	79.8	81.1
Assassin's Creed	85.9	87.3
Valheim	84.9	86.3

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. So 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 PRO 300U

165%

Core i5-3570K

41%

To make a final decision 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 PRO 300U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-3570K as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 77W. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, 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 includes 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 find out whether the program 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 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 PRO 300U	Intel Core i5-3570K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	132
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	392	510
Cinbench 20 Single-core	330	275
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	826	1041
Cinbench 23 Single-core	523	731
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2520	2780

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

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i5-3570K
Single-Core	1870	2023
Multi-Core	4441	4907

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

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i5-3570K
Single-Core	746	970
Multi-Core	1978	3401

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i5-3570K
Announcement date	October 01, 2019	April 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	LGA1155
Core name	Raven Ridge	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1600 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	77 W
Memory type		DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM300BC4T2OFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-3570K is 29% better than Athlon PRO 300U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-3570K has 2 more core than Athlon PRO 300U. 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 PRO 300U is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-3570K is better: 29
However, it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon PRO 300U and Intel Core i5-3570K before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Athlon PRO 300U - all data

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

• AMD Athlon PRO 300U specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-3570K specs and review.