Ryzen 5 7500F vs Athlon II M300
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7500F outperforms Athlon II M300 by a whopping 3945% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II M300 and Ryzen 5 7500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2969 | 378 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 13 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 69.95 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 24.74 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Raphael (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 22 July 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $179 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II M300 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | no data | 71 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 6,570 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II M300 and Ryzen 5 7500F 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) | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and Ryzen 5 7500F. 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 Ryzen 5 7500F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and Ryzen 5 7500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR5-5200 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M300 and Ryzen 5 7500F.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 16.99 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 22 July 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon II M300 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 7500F, on the other hand, has a 3945.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 7500F 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 Ryzen 5 7500F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M300 and Ryzen 5 7500F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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