AMD Athlon 200GE vs AMD FX-8300

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AMD Athlon 200GE CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-8300
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD FX-8300

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon 200GE and the AMD FX-8300 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon 200GE 2 core processor released in Q3/2018 with the AMD FX-8300 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013.
AMD Athlon (29) Family AMD FX (30)
AMD Athlon 200 (3) CPU group AMD FX-8000 (11)
5 Generation 2
Raven Ridge (Zen+) Architecture Vishera (Bulldozer)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon 200GE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.20 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD FX-8300 clocks with 3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon 200GE Characteristic AMD FX-8300
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon 200GE Characteristic AMD FX-8300
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
1.00 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon 200GE, while the AMD FX-8300 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

AMD Athlon 200GE Characteristic AMD FX-8300
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1866
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon 200GE has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the AMD FX-8300 is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon 200GE Characteristic AMD FX-8300
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon 200GE has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD FX-8300 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

AMD Athlon 200GE Characteristic AMD FX-8300
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
AM4 (PGA 1331) Socket AM3+
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2018 Release date Q2/2013
55 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
872 (100%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
517 (59%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1936 (84%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
2311 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
302 (100%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
180 (60%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
761 (70%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1088 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
4100 (46%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
8844 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
952 (74%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
1289 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
127 (100%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
96 (76%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
360 (55%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
649 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
981 (100%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1986 (100%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon 200GE AMD Athlon 200GE
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
217 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon 200GE AMD FX-8300
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