Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 799 | 953 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 6.75 | 10.11 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (2021−2024) | Phoenix2 (2024) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (1 year ago) | 16 April 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE 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 | AM4 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE. 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 5 PRO 5655GE and Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE and Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 14 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.97 | 8.85 |
| Integrated graphics card | 6.64 | 7.48 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE has a 24% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE, on the other hand, has 12.7% faster integrated GPU, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300GE in performance tests.
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