Ryzen 5 240 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G and Ryzen 5 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 876 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 13.27 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G and Ryzen 5 240 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G and Ryzen 5 240 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 | AM5 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G and Ryzen 5 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G and Ryzen 5 240 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G and Ryzen 5 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare Radeon 760M and Radeon 740M | AMD Radeon 740M | AMD Radeon 760M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G and Ryzen 5 240.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 7.10 | 12.74 |
| Recency | 16 April 2024 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 240 has 79.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G and Ryzen 5 240. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 240 is a notebook one.
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