Processor comparison
AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD A8-9600
AMD
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Socket FP5
2400 MHz
2 cores
Apr 2019
MOBILE
VS
AMD
AMD A8-9600
AMD Socket AM4
3100 MHz
4 cores
Sep 2016
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U158%
- AMD A8-9600100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U168%
- AMD A8-9600100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U148%
- AMD A8-9600100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 68% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 48% 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 58% higher average synthetic performance.
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-9600
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-9600 |
|---|
| 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 A8-9600 |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Mobile | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR4 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | Sep 2016 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-9600 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | Radeon R7 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-9600 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-9600 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | unknown |
| Package | | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD A8-9600 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | unknown |
| TDP | 15 W | 65 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U3630 points
- AMD A8-96002346 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U6441 points
- AMD A8-96007443 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)121.58
- AMD A8-9600 (simulated)72.05
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)385.64
- AMD A8-9600 (simulated)260.24
points - higher is better