Athlon 3000G vs Athlon PRO 300GE
Aggregated performance score
Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1571 | 1559 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.10 | 7.84 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon | AMD Athlon |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2020) | Zen+ (2018−2020) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (4 years ago) | 21 November 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $49 |
| Current price | $1116 | $165 (3.4x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon 3000G has 613% better value for money than Athlon PRO 300GE.
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300GE and Athlon 3000G 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 209.78 mm2? |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Athlon 3000G 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB? |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Athlon 3000G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 6 |
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 3000G outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by 2% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by 6% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by 13% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.86 | 2.90 |
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon PRO 300GE and Athlon 3000G.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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