Athlon PRO 300U vs Celeron N6211
Aggregate performance score
Athlon PRO 300U outperforms Celeron N6211 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N6211 and Athlon PRO 300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2092 | 1641 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.51 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Elkhart Lake | AMD Athlon |
| Architecture codename | Elkhart Lake | Raven Ridge 2 (2019) |
| Release date | 17 July 2022 (1 year ago) | 8 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $54 | no data |
| Current price | $240 (4.4x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron N6211 and Athlon PRO 300U 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 209.78 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N6211 and Athlon PRO 300U 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA1493 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6.5 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon PRO 300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon PRO 300U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon PRO 300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon PRO 300U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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 300U outperforms Celeron N6211 by 82% based on our aggregate 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 PRO 300U outperforms Celeron N6211 by 82% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.45 | 2.64 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.33 | 2.98 |
| Recency | 17 July 2022 | 8 April 2019 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Athlon PRO 300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N6211 in performance tests.
Note that Celeron N6211 is a desktop processor while Athlon PRO 300U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N6211 and Athlon PRO 300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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