Processor comparison
AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD FX-4300
AMD
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Socket FP5
2400 MHz
2 cores
Apr 2019
MOBILE
VS
AMD
AMD FX-4300
AMD Socket AM3+
3800 MHz
4 cores
Oct 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U130%
- AMD FX-4300100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U133%
- AMD FX-4300100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U127%
- AMD FX-4300100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
- Much higher single threaded performance (around 33% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
- Much higher multi threaded performance (around 27% 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 the AMD FX-4300
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 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 | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Mobile | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | Vishera |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | Oct 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 4096 KB |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | unknown |
| Package | | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 315mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.425 V |
| TDP | 15 W | 95 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U3630 points
- AMD FX-43002440 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U6441 points
- AMD FX-43007603 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)121.58
- AMD FX-4300 (simulated)90.91
points - higher is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U (simulated)385.64
- AMD FX-4300 (simulated)302.15
points - higher is better