Athlon X4 840 vs Ryzen 3 1300X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 1300X
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.39
+110%
Athlon X4 840
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.09

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Athlon X4 840 by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1300X and Athlon X4 840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13521890
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.98no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 34x Athlon
Power efficiency6.393.04
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1300X and Athlon X4 840 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 speed3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)256K
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size192 mm2245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1300X and Athlon X4 840 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4Socket FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Athlon X4 840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Athlon X4 840 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Athlon X4 840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Athlon X4 840.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 3 1300X 4.39
+110%
Athlon X4 840 2.09

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.

Ryzen 3 1300X 6966
+110%
Athlon X4 840 3318

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 3 1300X 1101
+146%
Athlon X4 840 448

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 3 1300X 3125
+179%
Athlon X4 840 1120

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.39 2.09
Recency 27 July 2017 on August 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

Ryzen 3 1300X has a 110% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 1300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 840 in performance tests.


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