Processor comparison
AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD Athlon X4 940
AMD
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Socket FP5
2400 MHz
2 cores
Apr 2019
MOBILE
VS
AMD
AMD Athlon X4 940
AMD Socket AM4
3200 MHz
4 cores
Jul 2017
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U151%
- AMD Athlon X4 940100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U159%
- AMD Athlon X4 940100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U143%
- AMD Athlon X4 940100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 59% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 43% 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 the AMD Athlon X4 940
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 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 | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Mobile | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR4 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | Jul 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD Athlon X4 940 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD Athlon X4 940 |
|---|
| 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 Athlon X4 940 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | 74°C |
| Package | | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 246mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD Athlon X4 940 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 15 W | 65 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U3630 points
- AMD Athlon X4 9402484 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U6441 points
- AMD Athlon X4 9407683 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)121.58
- AMD Athlon X4 940 (simulated)76.29
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)385.64
- AMD Athlon X4 940 (simulated)268.63
points - higher is better