AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD A8-6500
Summary
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
134%
AMD A8-6500
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
135%
AMD A8-6500
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
132%
AMD A8-6500
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon PRO 300U |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 35% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 32% 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). |
| Around 34% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD A8-6500 |
| 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 A8-6500 | |
|---|
| 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 A8-6500 | |
|---|
| 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 A8-6500 | |
|---|
| 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 A8-6500 | |
|---|
| 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 A8-6500 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | AMD Socket FM2 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | 71°C |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 246mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD A8-6500 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | vs | 4100 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 A8-6500
2501 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
6441 points
AMD A8-6500
7002 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better