Ryzen 3 8300G vs Phenom II X2 N660

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N660 and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated854
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data32.47
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiencyno data13.11
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Phoenix2 (2024)
Release date1 January 2011 (13 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$176

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N660 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N660 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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
SocketS1AM5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Ryzen 3 8300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Ryzen 3 8300G.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2011 8 January 2024
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X2 N660 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 N660 and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Phenom II X2 N660 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.


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