Ryzen 3 5300GE vs Athlon 240GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 240GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.85
Ryzen 3 5300GE
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
8.23
+189%

Ryzen 3 5300GE outperforms Athlon 240GE by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 5300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1676923
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.42no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD AthlonAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency7.7022.24
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen 3
Release date21 December 2018 (6 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 5300GE 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplier3536
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 5300GE 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)no data
SocketAM4Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 5300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 5300GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 5300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 3AMD Radeon Vega 6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Ryzen 3 5300GE.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.


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 240GE 2.85
Ryzen 3 5300GE 8.23
+189%

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 240GE 4527
Ryzen 3 5300GE 13074
+189%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.85 8.23
Integrated graphics card 2.98 3.04
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 3 5300GE has a 188.8% higher aggregate performance score, 2% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 5300GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 240GE in performance tests.


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