AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i7-3770K

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs Intel Core i7-3770K and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as AIDA64, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Furmark, Gears 5, WPrime, Blender, PCMark 10, PassMark, Prime95, Blender, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

Core i7-3770K

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.0	92.1
Valorant	102.3	104.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.3	58.6
Apex Legends	96.2	98.4
Call of Duty Warzone	76.7	78.5
Overwatch	82.9	84.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.6	72.2
DOOM Eternal	51.1	52.4
Warzone	79.8	81.7
Assassin's Creed	85.9	88.0
Valheim	84.9	86.9

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 comparing 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. 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 PRO 300U

165%

Core i7-3770K

42%

To make a finishing 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 i7-3770K since it has less power consumption: 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 calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn 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 can 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 i7-3770K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	392	672
Cinbench 20 Single-core	330	286
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	826	1391
Cinbench 23 Single-core	523	1016
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2520	3503

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

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	1870	2049
Multi-Core	4441	6445

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

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	746	979
Multi-Core	1978	4061

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 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 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 new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Athlon PRO 300U	Intel Core i7-3770K
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	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
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	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 i7-3770K is 31% better than Athlon PRO 300U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K is better: 30
However, it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Athlon PRO 300U and Intel Core i7-3770K before making a decision which of the processors 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 i7-3770K specs and review.