Intel Core i3-8145UE vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U

Processor comparisons   15-01-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i3-8145UE vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Blender, WPrime, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, AIDA64, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, Blender, SuperPi, 7zip, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon PRO 300U or Intel Core i3-8145UE.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-8145UE

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-8145UE

51%

Athlon PRO 300U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	90.0
Valorant	102.5	102.3
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.3
Apex Legends	96.4	96.2
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	76.7
Overwatch	83.0	82.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	70.6
DOOM Eternal	51.3	51.1
Warzone	80.0	79.8
Assassin's Creed	86.1	85.9
Valheim	85.1	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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. 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 i3-8145UE

221%

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 i3-8145UE is more energy efficient than the Athlon PRO 300U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. 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 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 i3-8145UE	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	133	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	305	392
Cinbench 20 Single-core	325	330
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	572	826
Cinbench 23 Single-core	538	523
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2090	2520

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

	Intel Core i3-8145UE	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	2396	1870
Multi-Core	4180	4441

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

	Intel Core i3-8145UE	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Single-Core	995	746
Multi-Core	2174	1978

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 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. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i3-8145UE	AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	October 01, 2019
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1528	FP5
Core name	Whiskey Lake	Raven Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	8	1
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.3 MHz
Frequency	2.2 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	1600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 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 Athlon PRO 300U is 8% better than Core i3-8145UE 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 i3-8145UE is better: 21
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon PRO 300U is better: 12
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i3-8145UE and AMD Athlon PRO 300U before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-8145UE - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-8145UE 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.