Athlon X4 845 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U outperforms Athlon X4 845 by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U and Athlon X4 845 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1475 | 1773 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 23.60 | 3.48 |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2022) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | 8 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 2 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U and Athlon X4 845 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 320K |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U and Athlon X4 845 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 | FM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U and Athlon X4 845. 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 | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U and Athlon X4 845 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U and Athlon X4 845. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U and Athlon X4 845.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 8 |
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 | 3.74 | 2.39 |
| Recency | 8 April 2019 | 2 February 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U has a 56.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 845 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 845 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U and Athlon X4 845, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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