AMD Phenom II X3 P820 vs AMD Athlon II M300

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 P820 and AMD Athlon II M300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P820

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 1 more threads: 3 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1068 vs 670
  • Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 640 vs 447
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 May 2010 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Number of threads 3 vs 2
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1068 vs 670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 640 vs 447

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M300

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 776 vs 717
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 236 vs 227
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 776 vs 717
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 236 vs 227

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 P820
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II M300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
717
776
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1068
670
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
227
236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
640
447
Name AMD Phenom II X3 P820 AMD Athlon II M300
PassMark - Single thread mark 717 776
PassMark - CPU mark 1068 670
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 227 236
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 640 447

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X3 P820 AMD Athlon II M300

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Caspian
Launch date 12 May 2010 10 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2963 2948
Series 3x AMD Phenom II AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3200 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Number of threads 3 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 Socket S1 (S1g3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)