Athlon II M340 vs Athlon II M300

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II M300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
Athlon II M340
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51
+21.4%

Athlon II M340 outperforms Athlon II M300 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M300 and Athlon II M340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29842886
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency1.141.38
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Caspian (2009)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M300 and Athlon II M340 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M300 and Athlon II M340 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)Socket S1 (S1g3)
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and Athlon II M340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and Athlon II M340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II M300 0.42
Athlon II M340 0.51
+21.4%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II M300 670
Athlon II M340 807
+20.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 0.51

Athlon II M340 has a 21.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon II M340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M300 in performance tests.


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