Intel Core i3-1305U vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Processor comparisons   30-01-2023
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i3-1305U vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like WPrime, 3DMark, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, PassMark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, AIDA64, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Prime95, RealBench, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon PRO 300U or Intel Core i3-1305U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-1305U

57%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i3-1305U is 10% better than Athlon PRO 300U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-1305U

54%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.1	90.0
Valorant	108.1	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	60.5	57.3
Apex Legends	101.6	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	81.0	76.7
Overwatch	87.5	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.6	70.6
DOOM Eternal	54.0	51.1
Warzone	84.3	79.8
Assassin's Creed	90.8	85.9
Valheim	89.7	84.9

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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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

Core i3-1305U

369%

Athlon PRO 300U

165%

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 i3-1305U is more energy efficient than the Athlon PRO 300U since it has less power consumption: 15W 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 calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. 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 software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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

	Intel Core i3-1305U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	224	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2295	392
Cinbench 20 Single-core	372	330
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5093	826
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1295	523
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14639	2520

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

	Intel Core i3-1305U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	1182	1870
Multi-Core	24951	4441

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

	Intel Core i3-1305U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	1663	746
Multi-Core	6952	1978

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about 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. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-1305U	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Announcement date	January 15, 2023	October 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP5
Core name	Raptor Lake	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	13	1
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	3.3 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	5	2
Threads	6	4
Bus rate	14 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	12400 millions	1600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800	2400
Memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
L1 cache	1 MB	384KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1MB
L3 cache	10 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM300BC4T2OFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-1305U is 27% better than Athlon PRO 300U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i3-1305U has 3 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 Intel Core i3-1305U is better: 33
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 300U is better: 3
Although it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i3-1305U and AMD Athlon PRO 300U before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-1305U - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-1305U specs and review.

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.