Pentium Dual T3400 vs Athlon PRO 300GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 300GE
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.71
+545%
Pentium Dual Core T3400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42

Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3400 by a whopping 545% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Pentium Dual Core T3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17112990
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonIntel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency7.331.14
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300GE and Pentium Dual Core T3400 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)
Threads42
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.16 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache4 MBno data
Chip lithography12 nm65 nm
Die size209.78 mm2143 mm2
Number of transistors4950 Million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Pentium Dual Core T3400 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)no data
SocketSocket AM4PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Pentium Dual Core T3400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Pentium Dual Core T3400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Pentium Dual Core T3400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3no data

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
+545%
Pentium Dual T3400 0.42

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
+550%
Pentium Dual T3400 663

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.71 0.42
Recency 30 September 2019 1 October 2008
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 65 nm

Athlon PRO 300GE has a 545.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more threads, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon PRO 300GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T3400 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T3400 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and Pentium Dual Core T3400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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