Athlon X4 860K vs Ryzen 3 4300G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon X4 860K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	938	1752
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.97	0.49
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Architecture codename	Renoir (2020−2022)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	21 July 2020 (3 years ago)	12 August 2014 (9 years ago)
Current price	$218	$78

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 4300G has 3567% better value for money than Athlon X4 860K.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon X4 860K 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256K
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Die size	156 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	9800 Million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon X4 860K 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	AM4	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon X4 860K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon X4 860K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon X4 860K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Athlon X4 860K.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 4300G outperforms Athlon X4 860K by 219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.08	2.22
Recency	21 July 2020	12 August 2014
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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