AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD A8-6600K
Summary
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
125%
AMD A8-6600K
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
132%
AMD A8-6600K
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
118%
AMD A8-6600K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon PRO 300U |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 32% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| 18% higher multi threaded performance. |
| 85 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 25% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD A8-6600K |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD A8-6600K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD A8-6600K | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | vs | Richland |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | vs | Jun 2013 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD A8-6600K | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | vs | Radeon HD 8570D |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD A8-6600K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD A8-6600K | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | AMD Socket FM2 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | 74°C |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 246mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD A8-6600K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | vs | 3900 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | vs | 4200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 100 W |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
3630 points
AMD A8-6600K
2562 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
6441 points
AMD A8-6600K
7803 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better