Ryzen 3 8300G vs Ryzen 3 3250U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 8300G outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a whopping 275% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1783 | 854 |
| Place by popularity | 80 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 32.45 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 15.06 | 13.05 |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2022) | Phoenix2 (2024) |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 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.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3250U 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3250U 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 8300G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz) | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 8300G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 14 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.40 | 9.01 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.98 | 8.31 |
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3250U has 333.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has a 275.4% higher aggregate performance score, 178.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 3 8300G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3250U and Ryzen 3 8300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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