EPYC 7573X vs Athlon II M300
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7573X outperforms Athlon II M300 by a whopping 10307% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II M300 and EPYC 7573X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2984 | 49 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 14.77 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Milan-X (2022) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II M300 and EPYC 7573X 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 768 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II M300 and EPYC 7573X 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (S1g3) | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and EPYC 7573X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M300 and EPYC 7573X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and EPYC 7573X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4-3200 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M300 and EPYC 7573X.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 43.71 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 22 March 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 32 |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 280 Watt |
Athlon II M300 has 700% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7573X, on the other hand, has a 10307.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 7573X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon II M300 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7573X is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M300 and EPYC 7573X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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