Socket SP3 vs Athlon II M300
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II M300 and Socket SP3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Server |
Series | AMD Athlon II | no data |
Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Zen, Zen 2, Zen 3 |
Release date | 10 September 2009 (14 years ago) | 16 May 2017 (7 years ago) |
Current price | $40 | $45 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II M300 and Socket SP3 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) | no data |
Threads | 2 | no data |
Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
Bus support | 3200 MHz | no data |
L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | no data |
64 bit support | + | - |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II M300 and Socket SP3 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.
Socket | Socket S1 (S1g3) | SP3 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 120 W120,000 mW 0.161 hp 0.12 kW , 155 W155,000 mW 0.208 hp 0.155 kW , 180 W180,000 mW 0.241 hp 0.18 kW |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and Socket SP3. 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, DDR2 400 MHz Memory Controller | no data |
PowerNow | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and Socket SP3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 10 September 2009 | 16 May 2017 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 120 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon II M300 and Socket SP3. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon II M300 is a notebook processor while Socket SP3 is a server/workstation one.
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