Ryzen 3 1300 vs Athlon II X4 640

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2214not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.40no data
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)11 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 1300 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size169 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors300 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 1300 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 configuration11
SocketAM3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 1300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 1300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Ryzen 3 1300.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 May 2010 11 April 2017
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 3 1300 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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