AMD Athlon 300GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 300GE and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 300GE

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300GE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 1869
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12793 vs 4273

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Nov 2019 vs 7 Jul 2019
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2502 vs 1869
PassMark - CPU mark	12793 vs 4273

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 300GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1869

2502

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4273

12793

Name	AMD Athlon 300GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1869	2502
PassMark - CPU mark	4273	12793
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1128
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4846

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 300GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Jul 2019	Nov 2019
OPN Tray	YD30GEC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1263	1250
Processor Number	300GE
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$155
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		100 MHz
Maximum frequency		4.1 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	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™)