AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i7-2600

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i7-2600 and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, RealBench, Furmark, MATLAB, PassMark, AIDA64, Handbrake, Blender, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

Core i7-2600

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	91.3
Valorant	102.3	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	58.1
Apex Legends	96.2	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	77.8
Overwatch	82.9	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.1	51.9
Warzone	79.8	80.9
Assassin's Creed	85.9	87.1
Valheim	84.9	86.1

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 i7-2600

29%

To make a finishing choice 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 i7-2600 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	392	568
Cinbench 20 Single-core	330	257
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	826	1824
Cinbench 23 Single-core	523	759
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2520	3647

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

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	1870	1751
Multi-Core	4441	5341

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

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	746	844
Multi-Core	1978	3227

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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-2600
Announcement date	October 01, 2019	October 01, 2010
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	LGA1155
Core name	Raven Ridge	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1
Turbo Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.8 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1600 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	95 W
Memory type		DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 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 i7-2600 is 29% better than Athlon PRO 300U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-2600 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: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-2600 is better: 28
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Athlon PRO 300U and Intel Core i7-2600 before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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 i7-2600 specs and review.