AMD Athlon 300U vs AMD Athlon II M360

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 300U and AMD Athlon II M360 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 300U

AMD Athlon II M360

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 51% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	193 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 300U
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II M360

Name	AMD Athlon 300U	AMD Athlon II M360
PassMark - Single thread mark	1769
PassMark - CPU mark	3872

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 300U	AMD Athlon II M360
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	YM300UC4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1464	not rated
Series	AMD Athlon Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Caspian
Launch date		10 September 2009
Performance
Base frequency	2.4 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L1 cache	193 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3200 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	Socket S1 (S1g3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
PowerNow