Intel Core i5-7442EQ vs AMD Athlon 300GE

Processor comparisons   15-01-2022
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i5-7442EQ vs AMD Athlon 300GE tests and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing, rendering. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. 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 parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, RealBench, Furmark, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Handbrake, Blender, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon 300GE or Intel Core i5-7442EQ.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-7442EQ

51%

Athlon 300GE

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-7442EQ

51%

Athlon 300GE

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little 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: Metro Exodus, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.4	90.2
Valorant	103.9	102.5
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	57.4
Apex Legends	97.7	96.4
Call of Duty Warzone	77.9	76.9
Overwatch	84.2	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	70.7
DOOM Eternal	51.9	51.3
Warzone	81.0	80.0
Assassin's Creed	87.3	86.1
Valheim	86.2	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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 i5-7442EQ

127%

Athlon 300GE

89%

To make a final choice 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 Core i5-7442EQ is more energy efficient than the Athlon 300GE as it consumes less power: 25W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses 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 find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 i5-7442EQ	AMD Athlon 300GE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	130	89
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	504	471
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	225
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1028	1027
Cinbench 23 Single-core	722	580
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2747	2791

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

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	1800	2097
Multi-Core	4848	4919

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

	Intel Core i5-7442EQ	AMD Athlon 300GE
Single-Core	958	942
Multi-Core	3360	2187

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 i5-7442EQ	AMD Athlon 300GE
Announcement date	March 07, 2017	July 07, 2019
Type	Embedded	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	AM4
Core name	Kaby Lake	Picasso
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	7	2
Turbo Frequency	2.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2000 millions	2200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	25 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	6 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 38% better than Core i5-7442EQ in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-7442EQ 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 i5-7442EQ is better: 25
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon 300GE is better: 10
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-7442EQ and AMD Athlon 300GE before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-7442EQ - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-7442EQ 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.