Ryzen 3 5300U vs Phenom II X3 N870

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N870
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
1.09
Ryzen 3 5300U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.30
+478%

Ryzen 3 5300U outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a whopping 478% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Ryzen 3 5300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24161081
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.8538.45
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N870 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads38
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Ryzen 3 5300U 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
SocketS1 (S1g4)FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Ryzen 3 5300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-VMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Ryzen 3 5300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Ryzen 3 5300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Ryzen 3 5300U.

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.

Phenom II X3 N870 1.09
Ryzen 3 5300U 6.30
+478%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Phenom II X3 N870 2
Ryzen 3 5300U 9
+374%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.09 6.30
Recency 16 December 2010 12 January 2021
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 5300U has a 478% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 5300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.


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