A10-9700E vs Athlon PRO 300GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 300GE
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.71
+32.8%
A10-9700E
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.04

Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms A10-9700E by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and A10-9700E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17101911
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.335.52
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300GE and A10-9700E 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2048 KB
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography12 nm28 nm
Die size209.78 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and A10-9700E 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSocket AM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and A10-9700E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and A10-9700E are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and A10-9700E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 3AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon PRO 300GE and A10-9700E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and A10-9700E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and A10-9700E.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 PRO 300GE 2.71
+32.8%
A10-9700E 2.04

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 PRO 300GE 4308
+32.9%
A10-9700E 3242

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.71 2.04
Recency 30 September 2019 27 July 2017
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm

Athlon PRO 300GE has a 32.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

A10-9700E, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Athlon PRO 300GE is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-9700E in performance tests.


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