Microsoft SQ1 vs Ryzen 3 4300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.68
+26.8%
Microsoft SQ1
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 3000 Watt
3.69

Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms Microsoft SQ1 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 4300U and Microsoft SQ1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12731484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Qualcomm Snapdragon
Power efficiency17.720.12
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)2 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 4300U and Microsoft SQ1 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 4300U and Microsoft SQ1 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt3000 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Microsoft SQ1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Microsoft SQ1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Microsoft SQ1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)Qualcomm Adreno 685

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Microsoft SQ1.

PCIe version3.0no 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 4300U 4.68
+26.8%
Microsoft SQ1 3.69

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 7440
+27%
Microsoft SQ1 5856

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 4300U 3439
+19.6%
Microsoft SQ1 2875

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 4300U 194
+67.2%
Microsoft SQ1 116

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.68 3.69
Recency 6 January 2020 2 October 2019
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 3000 Watt

Ryzen 3 4300U has a 26.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 19900% lower power consumption.

Microsoft SQ1, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 3 4300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Microsoft SQ1 in performance tests.


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