Intel Core i5-8210Y vs AMD 3020e

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i5-8210Y vs AMD 3020e tests and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis 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 parallel examination in special test applications like Gears 5, SuperPi, Blender, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, RealBench, WPrime, PassMark, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD 3020e or Intel Core i5-8210Y.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-8210Y

50%

3020e

50%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8210Y

51%

3020e

50%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.8	89.2
Valorant	102.1	101.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.2	56.8
Apex Legends	95.9	95.3
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	76.0
Overwatch	82.7	82.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	69.9
DOOM Eternal	51.0	50.7
Warzone	79.6	79.1
Assassin's Creed	85.7	85.2
Valheim	84.7	84.1

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 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. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 i5-8210Y

425%

3020e

333%

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 i5-8210Y is more energy efficient than the 3020e as it consumes less power: 7W vs. 6W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores 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 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 i5-8210Y	AMD 3020e
Cinbench 15 Single-core	132	48
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	284	254
Cinbench 20 Single-core	302	121
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	632	552
Cinbench 23 Single-core	690	312
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1643	1501

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

	Intel Core i5-8210Y	AMD 3020e
Single-Core	1650	1473
Multi-Core	2908	2644

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

	Intel Core i5-8210Y	AMD 3020e
Single-Core	894	600
Multi-Core	1778	1186

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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new 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 i5-8210Y	AMD 3020e
Announcement date	March 07, 2019	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1515	Unknown
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	8	1
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz	2.6 MHz
Frequency	1.6 MHz	1.2 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	2
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	5700 millions	800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	33.3 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM3020C7T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-8210Y is 25% better than 3020e 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 i5-8210Y is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD 3020e is better: 5
Although it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-8210Y and AMD 3020e before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-8210Y - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-8210Y specs and review.

AMD 3020e - all data

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

• AMD 3020e specs and review.