CPU Showdown

Athlon PRO 300GEvsEPYC 9755

The Athlon PRO 300GE is a low-power, dual-core desktop chip for basic office work and light computing, while the EPYC 9755 is a massive 128-core server processor built for heavy data centers and high-end virtualization.

AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
2C / 4T · 35W
VS
AMD EPYC 9755
128C / 256T · 500W
AMD

Athlon PRO 300GE

Dali · 12 nm · 2019

3score
3.8/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
2 / 4
TDP
35W
Boost Clock
3.4 GHz
L3 Cache
4 MB

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AMD

EPYC 9755

Turin · 4 nm · 2024

100score
2.8/ 5
0 votes
Cores / Threads
128 / 256
TDP
500W
Boost Clock
4.1 GHz
L3 Cache
512 MB

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Aggregate Performance

Overall Performance Score

A unified score from combined synthetic and real-world benchmarks. 100 represents the fastest desktop CPU available.

Athlon PRO 300GE
3
EPYC 9755Winner
100
EPYC 9755 leads by 3233.3% in aggregate performance.
Where they rank overall
#1EPYC 9755100
#2Ryzen Threadripper 9980X86
#483Pentium Gold G56203
#484Athlon PRO 300GE3
#485Pentium Gold G66003
Technical Specifications

Side-by-Side Specs

Every detail compared. Highlighted cells indicate the leading value for that metric.

SpecsAthlon PRO 300GEEPYC 9755
Cores
Total Cores2128
Threads4256
Base Clock3.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost Clock3.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Cache
L2 Cache1 MB128 MB
L3 Cache4 MB512 MB
Platform
SocketAM4SP5
PCIePCIe 3.0PCIe 5.0
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 3
Power
Base TDP35W500W
General
ArchitectureDaliTurin
Process12 nm4 nm
Verdict

Which should you buy?

Winner overall

The EPYC 9755 wins overwhelmingly for raw compute, leaving the Athlon PRO 300GE far behind.

Best value

For budget buyers, the Athlon PRO 300GE is the smarter pick due to its low power and cost.

When the other wins

The Athlon PRO 300GE is the right choice for a simple office PC where the EPYC 9755 would be absurd overkill.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is the Athlon PRO 300GE better than the EPYC 9755?

Overall the EPYC 9755 is the stronger processor: it ranks higher in our aggregate performance score (100 vs 3 out of 100), so it leads the Athlon PRO 300GE in most workloads.

How much faster is the EPYC 9755 than the Athlon PRO 300GE?

Based on our aggregated benchmark scores the EPYC 9755 is roughly 3233% faster than the Athlon PRO 300GE overall. The real-world gap varies by game, resolution and settings.

Which should you buy, the Athlon PRO 300GE or the EPYC 9755?

If you want the most performance, pick the EPYC 9755. If the Athlon PRO 300GE is meaningfully cheaper where you shop, it can be the better value for similar real-world results — check current prices and the full spec comparison above before deciding.