AMD Athlon 300GE vs AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 300GE and AMD Athlon PRO 300GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 300GE

AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300GE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1909 vs 1872
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4327 vs 4301

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Sep 2019 vs 7 Jul 2019
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1909 vs 1872
PassMark - CPU mark	4327 vs 4301

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 300GE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1872

1909

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4301

4327

Name	AMD Athlon 300GE	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1872	1909
PassMark - CPU mark	4301	4327

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 300GE	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen+
Launch date	7 Jul 2019	20 Sep 2019
OPN Tray	YD30GEC6M2OFH	YD300BC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1355	1332
Processor Number	300GE	PRO 300GE
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3	3
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3	3
Number of pipelines	192	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4	1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)