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 ranking876not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency13.27no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Hawk Point (2024−2025)
Release date16 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size137 mm2178 mm2
Number of transistors20,900 million25,000 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 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 typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare Radeon 760M and Radeon 740M
AMD Radeon 740MAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G and Ryzen 5 240.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes1420

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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