Athlon PRO 300GE vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300
Aggregate performance score
Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2675 | 1969 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Core 2 Extreme | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.54 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | August 2008 (17 years ago) | 30 September 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon PRO 300GE 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 34 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.175V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon PRO 300GE 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 | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PGA478 | Socket AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon PRO 300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| AMT | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon PRO 300GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon PRO 300GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon PRO 300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.02 | 2.46 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Extreme QX9300 has 100% more physical cores.
Athlon PRO 300GE, on the other hand, has a 141.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon PRO 300GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 2 Extreme QX9300 is a notebook processor while Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop one.
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