Intel Core i5-4470S vs AMD Athlon 300GE

Processor comparisons 10-05-2021

   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-4470S vs AMD Athlon 300GE and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Furmark, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, Prime95, UserBenchmark, 7zip, PassMark, Handbrake, 3DMark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, SuperPi, MATLAB, Blender, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon 300GE or Intel Core i5-4470S.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-4470S

51%

Athlon 300GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-4470S

51%

Athlon 300GE

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.9	90.2
Valorant	103.3	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	57.4
Apex Legends	97.1	96.4
Call of Duty Warzone	77.5	76.9
Overwatch	83.7	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.3	70.7
DOOM Eternal	51.7	51.3
Warzone	80.6	80.0
Assassin's Creed	86.8	86.1
Valheim	85.8	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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-4470S

39%

Athlon 300GE

89%

To make a finishing choice 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 300GE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-4470S as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. 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 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 i5-4470S	AMD Athlon 300GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	130	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	470	471
Cinbench 20 Single-core	320	225
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1161	1027
Cinbench 23 Single-core	704	580
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2678	2791

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

	Intel Core i5-4470S	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	1738	2097
Multi-Core	4727	4919

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

	Intel Core i5-4470S	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	763	942
Multi-Core	2879	2187

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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 can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-4470S	AMD Athlon 300GE
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	LGA1150	AM4
Core name	Haswell	Picasso
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	4	2
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	2200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max. Memory	32 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	6 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD30GEC6M2OFH

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Athlon 300GE is 14% better than Core i5-4470S in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-4470S has 2 more core than Athlon 300GE. 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 i5-4470S is better: 25
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon 300GE is better: 12
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-4470S and AMD Athlon 300GE before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-4470S - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-4470S 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.