AMD Athlon 300GE
VS
Intel Core i9-12900
AMD Athlon 300GE
VS
Intel Core i9-12900

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Athlon 300GE and Intel Core i9-12900? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

AMD Athlon 300GE
Name
Intel Core i9-12900
Desktop / Server
Segment
Desktop / Server
AMD Athlon 300
CPU group
Intel Core i 12000
AMD Athlon
Family
Intel Core i9
4
Generation
12
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Predecessor
Intel Core i9-11900
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Successor
Intel Core i9-13900

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Athlon 300GE or Intel Core i9-12900? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.40 GHz
Frequency
no data
Yes
Overclocking
No
normal
Core architecture
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
2 / 4
CPU Cores / Threads
16 / 24
no data
A-Core
8x Golden Cove
no data
B-Core
8x Gracemont
Yes
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
no data
A-Core Frequency
2.40 GHz (5.10 GHz)
no data
B-Core Frequency
1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz)
2x Dali
Cores
no data
3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
no data
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Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
no data

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Athlon 300GE or Intel Core i9-12900. 

AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 770
1.10 GHz
GPU frequency
0.30 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
1.55 GHz
8
Generation
11
3
Execution units
32
192
Shader
256
3
Max. displays
3
14 nm
Technology
10 nm
Q1/2018
Release date
Q4/2021
2 GB
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
12
Direct X
12

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
No
AV1
Decode

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2666
Memory type
DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
64 GB
Max. Memory
128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)
Memory channels
2 (Dual Channel)
Yes
ECC
Yes
42.7 GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
3.0 x 8
PCIe
5.0 x 20
Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

95 °C
Tjunction max.
100 °C
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TDP up
--
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TDP down
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TDP (PL2)
202 W
35 W
TDP (PL1 / PBP)
65 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

4.00 MB
L3-Cache
30.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
10 nm
Dali (Zen)
Architecture
Alder Lake S
AMD-V, SVM
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
AM4 (PGA 1331)
Socket
LGA 1700
Q3/2019
Release date
Q1/2022
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
1.00 MB
L2-Cache
14.00 MB
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Part Number
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SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Chip design
Monolithic
Windows 10, Linux
Operating systems
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
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Release price
489 $
Technical data sheet
Documents
Technical data sheet

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

User rating

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