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Intel Core i3-5010U vs AMD Athlon 300U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2015
Intel Core i3-5010U
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Q1/2019
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AMD Athlon 300U
AMD Athlon 300U

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-5010U or AMD Athlon 300U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-5010U has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2015.

AMD Athlon 300U has a base frequency of 2.4 GHz. 2 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-5010U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    831 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    848 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    981 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1045 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1026 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    602 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    662 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    574 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    621 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    136 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    924 place
AMD Athlon 300U Reasons to consider
AMD Athlon 300U
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    2.4 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon 300U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    521 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    653 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    727 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    873 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    874 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    442 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    535 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    693 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-5010U Intel Core i3-5010U
AMD Athlon 300U AMD Athlon 300U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000U left arrow AMD Athlon 300
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Athlon
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 6
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Athlon 300 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.1 GHz left arrow 2.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow 2.4 GHz
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 3.3 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11.2 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow 1000 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 5500 left arrow Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    900 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q1/2018
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 3
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon 300U and Intel Core i3-5010U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 2400
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-5010U and AMD Athlon 300U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    105 °C left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    10 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 15 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-5010U and AMD Athlon 300U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Broadwell U left arrow Picasso (Zen+)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 1 MB
  • L3-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q1/2019
  • Socket
    BGA 1168 left arrow FP5
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Picasso
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.1875 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow YM300UC4T2OFG
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

Cinebench R20 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Athlon 300U 637 points System: Lenovo Ideapad S145-15API 81UT002XGE via cyberport.de
CPU / power label: Athlon 300U
Graphics: Vega 3 1000 / 1200 MHz 0.5 GB
RAM: 4 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Athlon 300U 308 points System: Lenovo Ideapad S145-15API 81UT002XGE via cyberport.de
CPU / power label: Athlon 300U
Graphics: Vega 3 1000 / 1200 MHz 0.5 GB
RAM: 4 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R15 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Athlon 300U 308 points System: Lenovo Ideapad S145-15API 81UT002XGE via cyberport.de
CPU / power label: Athlon 300U
Graphics: Vega 3 1000 / 1200 MHz 0.5 GB
RAM: 4 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R15 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Athlon 300U 119 points System: Lenovo Ideapad S145-15API 81UT002XGE via cyberport.de
CPU / power label: Athlon 300U
Graphics: Vega 3 1000 / 1200 MHz 0.5 GB
RAM: 4 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-5010U and AMD Athlon 300U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

86.000000
Intel Core i3-5010U
138.000000
AMD Athlon 300U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

221.000000
Intel Core i3-5010U
344.000000
AMD Athlon 300U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

482.000000
Intel Core i3-5010U
734.000000
AMD Athlon 300U
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1087.000000
Intel Core i3-5010U
1495.000000
AMD Athlon 300U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

346.000000
Intel Core i3-5010U
384.000000
AMD Athlon 300U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

2093.000000
Intel Core i3-5010U
3045.000000
AMD Athlon 300U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4386.000000
Intel Core i3-5010U
5960.000000
AMD Athlon 300U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

2797.000000
Intel Core i3-5010U
4748.000000
AMD Athlon 300U

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