Ryzen 5 1300 vs Ryzen 3 1300X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1258not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.58no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date27 July 2017 (6 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$129no data
Current price$60 (0.5x MSRP)$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 1300 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)
Threads4no data
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million4800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 1300 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
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 1300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 1300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 5 1300.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


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