Z-01 vs Athlon II M300

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II M300
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
+121%

Athlon II M300 outperforms Z-01 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II M300 and Z-01 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29863246
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.132.99
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Desna (2011)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II M300 and Z-01 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 GHz1 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm40 nm
Die sizeno data75 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M300 and Z-01 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)FT1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and Z-01. 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(1,2,3,3S,4A, AMD-V
PowerNow+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M300 and Z-01 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and Z-01. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6250

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
+121%
Z-01 0.19

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
+120%
Z-01 305

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 0.19
Recency 10 September 2009 1 June 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Athlon II M300 has a 121.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Z-01, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II M300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Z-01 in performance tests.


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