Intel Core i3-7350K vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Processor comparisons   18-02-2022
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i3-7350K vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, RealBench, PCMark 10, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, Gears 5, Blender, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, WPrime, 3DMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon PRO 300U or Intel Core i3-7350K.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-7350K

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-7350K

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, 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 low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.6	90.0
Valorant	102.9	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	57.3
Apex Legends	96.8	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	77.2	76.7
Overwatch	83.4	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.0	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.5	51.1
Warzone	80.3	79.8
Assassin's Creed	86.5	85.9
Valheim	85.4	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, 4K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-7350K

62%

Athlon PRO 300U

165%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon PRO 300U is more energy efficient than the Core i3-7350K since it has less power consumption: 60W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 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

	Intel Core i3-7350K	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	181	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	458	392
Cinbench 20 Single-core	370	330
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	874	826
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1251	523
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3136	2520

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

	Intel Core i3-7350K	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	2467	1870
Multi-Core	4831	4441

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

	Intel Core i3-7350K	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	1122	746
Multi-Core	2531	1978

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-7350K	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Announcement date	March 21, 2017	October 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	FP5
Core name	Kaby Lake	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	7	1
Turbo Frequency		3.3 MHz
Frequency	4.2 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	1600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	60 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	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 i3-7350K is 42% better than Athlon PRO 300U in terms of CPU frequency. 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 i3-7350K is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 300U is better: 7
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i3-7350K and AMD Athlon PRO 300U before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-7350K - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-7350K 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.