Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U vs A4-7210
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U outperforms A4-7210 by a whopping 247% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2429 | 1495 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 3.94 | 22.78 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo-L (2015) | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 7 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 8 January 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 930 Million | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT3b | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.04 | 3.61 |
| Recency | 7 May 2015 | 8 January 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 15 Watt |
A4-7210 has 25% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U, on the other hand, has a 247.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-7210 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-7210 and Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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