AMD Athlon 300U
Intel Celeron J4125
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AMD Athlon 300U vs Intel Celeron J4125

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Which one of the central processing units is better: AMD Athlon 300U or Intel Celeron J4125? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The AMD Athlon 300U has 2 cores and 4 threads with maximum working frequency of 3.30 GHz. The AMD Athlon 300U was released on Q1/2019.

The Intel Celeron J4125 has 4 cores with 4 threads and 3.30 GHz of frequency. The Intel Celeron J4125 was released on Q4/2019.

Differences
Reasons to consider
AMD Athlon 300U
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  • Higher clock speed
    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
    Around -20% better clock speed
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
    Around 18% better overclocked clock speed
Reasons to consider
Intel Celeron J4125
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  • More number of cores
    4 left arrow 2
    2 times more cores
  • Performance per watt
    10 W left arrow 15 W
    About 0.67 times less performance per watt
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
AMD Athlon 300U AMD Athlon 300U
Intel Celeron J4125 Intel Celeron J4125
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Athlon 300U and Intel Celeron J4125 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    AMD Athlon 300U left arrow Intel Celeron J4125
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    AMD Athlon left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon 300 left arrow Intel Celeron J4000/N4000/N5000
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Athlon 300U vs Intel Celeron J4125 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

  • Frequency
    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Athlon 300U and Intel Celeron J4125 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 600
  • GPU frequency
    1.00 GHz left arrow 0.25 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 0.75 GHz
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow 12
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Athlon 300U and Intel Celeron J4125. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Athlon 300U and Intel Celeron J4125 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400LPDDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 6
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Athlon 300U and Intel Celeron J4125.

  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Athlon 300U or Intel Celeron J4125? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow --
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Athlon 300U and Intel Celeron J4125 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Picasso (Zen+) left arrow Gemini Lake
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    FP5 left arrow BGA 1090
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q4/2019
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD Athlon 300U and Intel Celeron J4125.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Mini PC Intel Celeron J4125Synology DS720+ 2Bay NASQNAP NAS Intel Celeron J4125
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