AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
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AMD Ryzen 3 2300U vs AMD Athlon PRO 300U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2018
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
Released
Q1/2019
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AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Athlon PRO 300U

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 2300U or AMD Athlon PRO 300U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 2300U has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2018.

AMD Athlon PRO 300U has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 2300U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    919 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3% better overclocked clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 2300U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    430 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    402 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    598 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    573 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    890 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    912 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    361 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    230 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    339 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    347 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    747 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1177 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon PRO 300U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    558 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    670 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    980 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    443 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    542 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    870 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
AMD Athlon PRO 300U AMD Athlon PRO 300U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Athlon
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000U left arrow AMD Athlon PRO 300
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Vega 6 Graphics left arrow AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
  • GPU frequency
    1.10 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 3
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q1/2018
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon PRO 300U and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 2300U and AMD Athlon PRO 300U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    12 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 2300U and AMD Ryzen 3 2300U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raven Ridge (Zen) left arrow Picasso (Zen+)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    FP5 left arrow FP5
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q1/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 2300U and AMD Athlon PRO 300U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
134
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
138
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
480
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
344
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
845
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
384
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3812
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
3045
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
11475
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
5960
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
6255
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
4748
AMD Athlon PRO 300U

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