Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 4300GE and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 923 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Architecture codename | Renoir (2020−2022) | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) |
| Release date | 21 July 2020 (3 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 4300GE and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 4300GE and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300GE and Ryzen 9 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300GE and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300GE and Ryzen 9 6980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5 |
| 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 Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | AMD Radeon 680M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300GE and Ryzen 9 6980HX.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 3.04 | 17.36 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 4300GE and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 3 4300GE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6980HX is a notebook one.
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