Core i3-4030U vs Ryzen 3 1300X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 1300X
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.51
+273%

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms i3-4030U by a whopping 273% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12582247
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.58no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i3
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date27 July 2017 (6 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129$281
Current price$60 (0.5x MSRP)$383 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memory-2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA-N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-11.2/12
OpenGL-4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Core i3-4030U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes2012
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 4.51
+273%
i3-4030U 1.21

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 273% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 3 1300X 6970
+272%
i3-4030U 1872

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 272% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 3 1300X 1093
+91.8%
i3-4030U 570

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 92% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 3 1300X 3127
+169%
i3-4030U 1164

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 169% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 3 1300X 4676
+66.5%
i3-4030U 2808

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 67% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 3 1300X 16094
+156%
i3-4030U 6285

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 156% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 3 1300X 6310
+150%
i3-4030U 2520

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 150% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 3 1300X 10.8
+145%
i3-4030U 26.46

Core i3-4030U outperforms Ryzen 3 1300X by 145% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 3 1300X 6
+214%
i3-4030U 2

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 214% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 3 1300X 558
+192%
i3-4030U 191

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 192% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 3 1300X 152
+117%
i3-4030U 70

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 117% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 3 1300X 1.72
+115%
i3-4030U 0.8

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 115% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 1300X 3
+173%
i3-4030U 1.1

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 173% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 1300X 2677
+14.2%
i3-4030U 2344

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 14% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 1300X 38
+217%
i3-4030U 12

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 217% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 1300X 182
+180%
i3-4030U 65

Ryzen 3 1300X outperforms Core i3-4030U by 180% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.51 1.21
Recency 27 July 2017 14 April 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Cost $129 $281
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 3 1300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-4030U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 1300X is a desktop processor while Core i3-4030U is a notebook one.


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