AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD FX-4300
Summary
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
130%
AMD FX-4300
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
139%
AMD FX-4300
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
121%
AMD FX-4300
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon PRO 300U |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 39% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 21% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| 80 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 FX-4300. |
| Around 30% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-4300 |
| 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 FX-4300 | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | vs | Vishera |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | vs | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| 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 FX-4300 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | vs | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 4096 KB |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | | AMD FX-4300 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 95 W |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
3630 points
AMD FX-4300
2440 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
6441 points
AMD FX-4300
7603 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better