Ryzen 3 8300G vs Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1402 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Phoenix2 |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (6 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $536 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| 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 | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 3 8300G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | 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 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 3 8300G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 3.04 | 8.96 |
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 8 January 2024 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.
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