Ultra 9 288V vs Athlon II M300

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II M300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
Core Ultra 9 288V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 30 Watt
12.52
+2881%

Core Ultra 9 288V outperforms Athlon II M300 by a whopping 2881% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M300 and Core Ultra 9 288V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2984623
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.1439.50
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M300 and Core Ultra 9 288V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz37 MHz
L1 cache128 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M300 and Core Ultra 9 288V 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.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (S1g3)Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and Core Ultra 9 288V. 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 Virtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Athlon II M300 and Core Ultra 9 288V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M300 and Core Ultra 9 288V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and Core Ultra 9 288V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M300 and Core Ultra 9 288V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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
Ultra 9 288V 12.52
+2881%

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
Ultra 9 288V 19895
+2869%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon II M300 1700
Ultra 9 288V 10697
+529%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon II M300 3319
Ultra 9 288V 45377
+1267%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon II M300 1552
Ultra 9 288V 12505
+706%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Athlon II M300 39.24
Ultra 9 288V 9
+336%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 12.52
Recency 10 September 2009 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 30 Watt

Ultra 9 288V has a 2881% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 9 288V is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M300 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M300 and Core Ultra 9 288V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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