Processor N95 vs Athlon PRO 300GE

Place in the ranking	1710	1616
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	7.33	20.06
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	30 September 2019 (5 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300GE and Processor N95 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	192 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Die size	209.78 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	4950 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Processor N95 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket AM4	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Processor N95. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Athlon PRO 300GE and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Processor N95 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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AMD Radeon Vega 3

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Processor N95.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.71	3.18
Integrated graphics card	2.98	2.30
Recency	30 September 2019	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Athlon PRO 300GE has 29.6% faster integrated GPU.

Processor N95, on the other hand, has a 17.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Processor N95 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300GE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop processor while Processor N95 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and Processor N95, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.