Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Athlon 300U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.53
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.42
+628%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Athlon 300U by a whopping 628% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 300U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1752341
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD AthlonAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency15.3847.99
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge 2 (2019)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 300U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size209.78 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 300U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFP5FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 300U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 300U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 300U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 300U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

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 300U 2.53
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 18.42
+628%

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.

Athlon 300U 3867
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28187
+629%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Athlon 300U 308
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2360
+666%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made 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 (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Athlon 300U 119
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 275
+131%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Athlon 300U 1840
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 9959
+441%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Athlon 300U 867
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1956
+126%

WebXPRT 3

Athlon 300U 143
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 296
+107%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.53 18.42
Integrated graphics card 2.98 18.28
Recency 6 January 2019 13 June 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon 300U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 628.1% higher aggregate performance score, 513.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 300U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 300U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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