Intel Core i3-8109U vs AMD Athlon 300GE

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i3-8109U vs AMD Athlon 300GE tests and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, Prime95, 7zip, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, PassMark, Gears 5, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, Blender, 3DMark, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon 300GE or Intel Core i3-8109U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-8109U

51%

Athlon 300GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-8109U

51%

Athlon 300GE

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	90.2
Valorant	102.6	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	57.4
Apex Legends	96.5	96.4
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	76.9
Overwatch	83.1	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.7
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.3
Warzone	80.1	80.0
Assassin's Creed	86.2	86.1
Valheim	85.2	85.1

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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

Core i3-8109U

119%

Athlon 300GE

89%

To make a finishing 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 i3-8109U is more energy efficient than the Athlon 300GE as it consumes less power: 28W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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

	Intel Core i3-8109U	AMD Athlon 300GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	392	471
Cinbench 20 Single-core	366	225
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	916	1027
Cinbench 23 Single-core	559	580
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2171	2791

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

	Intel Core i3-8109U	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	2185	2097
Multi-Core	4342	4919

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

	Intel Core i3-8109U	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	1003	942
Multi-Core	2276	2187

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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-8109U	AMD Athlon 300GE
Announcement date	July 07, 2018	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1528	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Picasso
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	8	2
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	2200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	32 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YD30GEC6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon 300GE is 11% better than Core i3-8109U 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 i3-8109U is better: 20
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon 300GE is better: 13
Although it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i3-8109U and AMD Athlon 300GE before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-8109U - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-8109U specs and review.

AMD Athlon 300GE - all data

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

• AMD Athlon 300GE specs and review.