Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U vs Core 2 Duo T8300

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T8300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.96
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.89
+305%

Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U outperforms Core 2 Duo T8300 by a whopping 305% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8300 and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25051470
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency2.5023.65
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Picasso (2019−2022)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate800 MHzno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size107 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA479,PGA478FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Core 2 Duo T8300 0.96
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 3.89
+305%

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.

Core 2 Duo T8300 1472
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U 5950
+304%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 3.89
Recency 10 January 2008 8 April 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U has a 305.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T8300 in performance tests.


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