AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Ryzen 5 2400GE

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400GE and Ryzen 3 2300X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1139	1136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	5.30	11.11
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date	19 April 2018 (5 years old)	10 September 2018 (5 years old)
Current price	$282	$150

Ryzen 3 2300X has 110% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2400GE.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 2400GE and Ryzen 3 2300X 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	8	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	213 mm2
Number of transistors	4950 Million	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400GE and Ryzen 3 2300X 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400GE and Ryzen 3 2300X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400GE and Ryzen 3 2300X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400GE and Ryzen 3 2300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400GE and Ryzen 3 2300X.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	4.91	4.92
Recency	19 April 2018	10 September 2018
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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