i5-4308U vs Ryzen 7 8700G

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.04
+977%
Core i5-4308U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 28 Watt
1.86

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Core i5-4308U by a whopping 977% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2771986
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.93no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency29.186.29
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)21 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$315

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed4.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography4 nm22 nm
Die size178 mm2181 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U 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
SocketAM5FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Graphics 5100
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3280x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i5-4308U.

PCIe version4.02
PCI Express lanes2012

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 20.04
+977%
i5-4308U 1.86

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 31826
+979%
i5-4308U 2949

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 8700G 2681
+184%
i5-4308U 943

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 8700G 13892
+649%
i5-4308U 1854

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.04 1.86
Integrated graphics card 18.33 1.93
Recency 8 January 2024 21 July 2014
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 977.4% higher aggregate performance score, 849.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

i5-4308U, on the other hand, has 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4308U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Core i5-4308U is a notebook one.


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