Ryzen 3 4300G vs A8-9600

Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 4300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1764	914
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.13	18.91
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	21 July 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$78	no data
Current price	$30 (0.4x MSRP)	$218

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 4300G has 34% better value for money than A8-9600.

Detailed specifications

A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 4300G 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	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 4300G 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	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 4300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 4300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 4300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
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 Graphics	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 4300G integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 4300G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Ryzen 3 4300G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 3 4300G outperforms A8-9600 by 231% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.14	7.08
Integrated graphics card		9.07
Recency	27 July 2017	21 July 2020
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm

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