Ryzen 3 4300GE vs A12-9720P
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 4300GE outperforms A12-9720P by a whopping 323% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 4300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2055 | 995 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 10.54 | 19.09 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 4300GE 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 4300GE 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 4300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 4300GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 4300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 4300GE.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.67 | 7.06 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.95 | 3.04 |
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 21 July 2020 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
A12-9720P has 133.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 4300GE, on the other hand, has a 322.8% higher aggregate performance score, 55.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 3 4300GE is our recommended choice as it beats the A12-9720P in performance tests.
Be aware that A12-9720P is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 4300GE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A12-9720P and Ryzen 3 4300GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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