AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD Athlon X4 940
Summary
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
151%
AMD Athlon X4 940
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
165%
AMD Athlon X4 940
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
137%
AMD Athlon X4 940
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon PRO 300U |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 65% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 37% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| 50 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon X4 940. |
| Around 51% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon X4 940 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD Athlon X4 940 | |
|---|
| 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! | | | |
| SSE4 | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| TBM | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD Athlon X4 940 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | vs | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | vs | Jul 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD Athlon X4 940 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD Athlon X4 940 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD Athlon X4 940 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | 74°C |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 246mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD Athlon X4 940 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 65 W |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
3630 points
AMD Athlon X4 940
2484 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
6441 points
AMD Athlon X4 940
7683 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better