Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U vs EPYC 7251
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7251 outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U by a whopping 166% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 960 | 1722 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.92 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 2.99 | 8.99 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Naples (2017−2018) | Raven Ridge (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 8 January 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $574 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7251 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | 20 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 4,950 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7251 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | TR4 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7251 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7251 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7251 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 153.652 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7251 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 12 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.50 | 3.19 |
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 8 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 15 Watt |
EPYC 7251 has a 166.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 700% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7251 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7251 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is a notebook one.
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