AMD Athlon 300U vs AMD Ryzen 3 2200U

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AMD Athlon 300U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
AMD Athlon 300U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon 300U and the AMD Ryzen 3 2200U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon 300U 2 core processor released in Q1/2019 with the AMD Ryzen 3 2200U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2018.
AMD Athlon (29) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
AMD Athlon 300 (1) CPU group AMD Ryzen 2000U (7)
6 Generation 1
Picasso (Zen+) Architecture Raven Ridge (Zen)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon 300U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 3 2200U clocks with 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon 300U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 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 300U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
-- 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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
1.00 GHz GPU frequency 1.10 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation 8
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
3 Compute units 3
192 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon 300U, while the AMD Ryzen 3 2200U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon 300U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 8
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon 300U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 3 2200U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon 300U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 25 W
-- TDP down 12 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon 300U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 3 2200U is at 5.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Athlon 300U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
12 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP5 Socket FP5
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2019 Release date Q1/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
803 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
671 (84%)

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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1723 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1718 (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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
962 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
858 (89%)

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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1967 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1768 (90%)

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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz
384 (91%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
3917 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
3690 (94%)

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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
138 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
129 (93%)

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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
344 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
318 (92%)

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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
187 (100%)

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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
544 (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 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U AMD Ryzen 3 2200U
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
765 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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