Intel Core i5-7300U
VS
AMD Athlon II X4 638
Intel Core i5-7300U
VS
AMD Athlon II X4 638

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Core i5-7300U and AMD Athlon II X4 638? 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.

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Name
AMD Athlon II X4 638
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Segment
Desktop / Server
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CPU group
AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano)
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Family
AMD Athlon II
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Generation
2
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Predecessor
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Successor
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Core i5-7300U or AMD Athlon II X4 638? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.60 GHz
Frequency
2.70 GHz
2
CPU Cores
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3.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
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4
CPU Threads
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3.50 GHz
Turbo (2 Cores)
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Yes
Hyperthreading
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No
Overclocking
No
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Core architecture
normal
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CPU Cores / Threads
4 / 4
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Hyperthreading / SMT
No
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Cores
4x
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Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
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Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
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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? Intel Core i5-7300U or AMD Athlon II X4 638. 

Intel HD Graphics 620
GPU name
no iGPU
0.30 GHz
GPU frequency
1.10 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
9.5
Generation
12
DirectX Version
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24
Execution units
192
Shader
32 GB
Max. Memory
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3
Max. displays
14 nm
Technology
Q2/2016
Release date
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Max. GPU Memory
--
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Direct X
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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
No
Decode / Encode
JPEG
No
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
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Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
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Decode / Encode
VP8
No
Decode / Encode
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
No
Decode / Encode
AVC
No
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h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
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h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
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AV1
No

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.

DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM
Memory type
DDR3-1333
Max. Memory
16 GB
2
Memory channels
2 (Dual Channel)
No
ECC
No
3.0
PCIe version
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12
PCIe lanes
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Bandwidth
21.3 GB/s
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PCIe
2.0
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AES-NI
No

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
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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.

15 W
TDP
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Tjunction max.
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TDP up
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TDP down
--
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TDP (PL2)
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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).

3.00 MB
L3-Cache
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14 nm
Technology
32 nm
Kaby Lake U
Architecture
Llano
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
AMD-V
BGA 1356
Socket
FM1
Q4/2016
Release date
Q1/2012
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Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
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L2-Cache
4.00 MB
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Part Number
AD638XOJGXBOX
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ISA extensions
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
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Operating systems
Windows 10, Linux
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Release price
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Documents
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Devices using this processor

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

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Used in
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User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Core i5-7300U
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Athlon II X4 638