Ryzen 3 1300 vs Athlon X4 950

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 3 1300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1807not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.30no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)11 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 3 1300 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2192 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 3 1300 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
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 3 1300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 3 1300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 3 1300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 11 April 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Athlon X4 950 has an age advantage of 3 months.

Ryzen 3 1300, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 950 and Ryzen 3 1300. We've got no test results to judge.


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