Xeon E-2356G vs Athlon PRO 300GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 300GE
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.71
Xeon E-2356G
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
11.66
+330%

Xeon E-2356G outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by a whopping 330% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1710671
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.3213.78
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G 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)1
SocketSocket AM4FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Vega 3Intel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data1

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

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 PRO 300GE 2.71
Xeon E-2356G 11.66
+330%

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 PRO 300GE 4308
Xeon E-2356G 18519
+330%

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.

Athlon PRO 300GE 937
Xeon E-2356G 2017
+115%

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.

Athlon PRO 300GE 1911
Xeon E-2356G 6977
+265%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.71 11.66
Integrated graphics card 2.98 4.56
Recency 30 September 2019 8 September 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Athlon PRO 300GE has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2356G, on the other hand, has a 330.3% higher aggregate performance score, 53% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2356G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300GE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2356G is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E-2356G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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