Ryzen 9 5900HX vs E-300

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Aggregate performance score

E-300
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.21
Ryzen 9 5900HX
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.16
+6643%

Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms E-300 by a whopping 6643% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing E-300 and Ryzen 9 5900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3207515
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD E-SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency1.1029.78
Architecture codenameZacate (2011−2013)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date22 August 2011 (13 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

E-300 and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography40 nm7 nm
Die size75 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on E-300 and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 configuration11
SocketFT1FP6
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-300 and Ryzen 9 5900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SVMMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-300 and Ryzen 9 5900HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-300 and Ryzen 9 5900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6310AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E-300 and Ryzen 9 5900HX.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

E-300 0.21
Ryzen 9 5900HX 14.16
+6643%

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.

E-300 340
Ryzen 9 5900HX 22498
+6517%

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.

E-300 88
Ryzen 9 5900HX 1846
+1998%

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.

E-300 152
Ryzen 9 5900HX 7605
+4903%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

E-300 853
Ryzen 9 5900HX 6409
+651%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

E-300 1176
Ryzen 9 5900HX 40114
+3311%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

E-300 839
Ryzen 9 5900HX 14254
+1600%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

E-300 79
Ryzen 9 5900HX 3.46
+2183%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

E-300 0
Ryzen 9 5900HX 25
+5048%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

E-300 0.25
Ryzen 9 5900HX 2.84
+1036%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 14.16
Integrated graphics card 0.32 9.05
Recency 22 August 2011 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 45 Watt

E-300 has 150% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900HX, on the other hand, has a 6642.9% higher aggregate performance score, 2728.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the E-300 in performance tests.


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