AMD A10-9630P vs AMD Athlon 300U

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-9630P and AMD Athlon 300U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A10-9630P

AMD Athlon 300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9630P

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300U

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1774 vs 1397
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3867 vs 2909

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1774 vs 1397
PassMark - CPU mark	3867 vs 2909

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-9630P
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 300U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1397

1774

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2909

3867

Name	AMD A10-9630P	AMD Athlon 300U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1397	1774
PassMark - CPU mark	2909	3867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4857

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-9630P	AMD Athlon 300U
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	Q2 2016
OPN Tray	AM963PAEY44AB	YM300UC4T2OFG
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1398	1451
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Athlon Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6	3
Unlocked
Compute Cores		5
L1 cache		193 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1000 MHz
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	25-45 Watt
Sockets supported	FP4	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)