Processor comparison
AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD A8-3530MX
AMD
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Socket FP5
2400 MHz
2 cores
Apr 2019
MOBILE
VS
AMD
AMD A8-3530MX
AMD Socket FS1
1900 MHz
4 cores
Jun 2011
MOBILE
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3530MX
- Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-3530MX |
|---|
| 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! | | |
| Power Now! | | |
| NX bit | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-3530MX |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | AMD LLano |
| Market | Mobile | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | Llano |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | Jun 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-3530MX |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Radeon HD 6620G |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-3530MX |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-3530MX |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | AMD Socket FS1 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | unknown |
| Package | | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 228mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-3530MX |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.4125 V |
| TDP | 15 W | 45 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U3630 points
- AMD A8-3530MX2600 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U6441 points
- AMD A8-3530MX7600 points
Points - higher is better