FX-8300 vs Ryzen 7 8700G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and FX-8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	248	1480
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	58.92	1.45
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Phoenix	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$299	$90

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 8700G has 3963% better value for money than FX-8300.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and FX-8300 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	8192 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	4 nm	32 nm
Die size	178 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	25,000 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and FX-8300 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	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and FX-8300. 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 7 8700G and FX-8300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and FX-8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 780M

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and FX-8300.

PCIe version	4.0	n/a
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms FX-8300 by 497% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.49	3.43
Recency	8 January 2024	23 October 2012
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	4 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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