Intel Core i5-10600 vs AMD Athlon 320GE

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i5-10600 and AMD Athlon 320GE is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core i5-10600 AMD Athlon 320GE
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Core i5 AMD Athlon
• Generation
  10 4
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 10000 AMD Athlon 300
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i5-9600 --
• Successor
  Intel Core i5-11600 --

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i5-10600 vs AMD Athlon 320GE by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.30 GHz 3.50 GHz
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i5-10600 and AMD Athlon 320GE along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 630 AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz 1.10 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.20 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  24 3
• Shader
  192 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  9.5 8
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2017 Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i5-10600 and AMD Athlon 320GE. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Core i5-10600 and AMD Athlon 320GE you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Athlon 320GE? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C 95 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i5-10600 and AMD Athlon 320GE CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  12.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Comet Lake S Dali (Zen)
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1200 AM4 (LGA 1331)
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q3/2019