Processor comparison
AMD Athlon PRO 300U vs AMD Phenom II X4 850
AMD
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Socket FP5
2400 MHz
2 cores
Apr 2019
MOBILE
VS
AMD
AMD Phenom II X4 850
AMD Socket AM3
3300 MHz
4 cores
Jun 2011
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
- 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 Phenom II X4 850.
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 850
- Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWSpot recommends the AMD Phenom II X4 850
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD Phenom II X4 850 |
|---|
| 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! | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD Virtualization | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD Phenom II X4 850 |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | AMD K10 |
| Market | Mobile | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Raven Ridge 2 | Propus |
| Release Date | Apr 2019 | Jun 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD Phenom II X4 850 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD Phenom II X4 850 |
|---|
| 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 Phenom II X4 850 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | AMD Socket AM3 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | unknown |
| Package | | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 169mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon PRO 300U | AMD Phenom II X4 850 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3300 MHz | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.4 V |
| TDP | 15 W | 95 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U3630 points
- AMD Phenom II X4 8502079 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon PRO 300U6441 points
- AMD Phenom II X4 8508316 points
Points - higher is better