Ryzen 3 8300G vs Atom C3858

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3858 and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1636not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.01no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency11.23no data
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Phoenix2 (2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332$176

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3858 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache672 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature83 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3858 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1310AM5
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3858 and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom C3858 and Ryzen 3 8300G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3858 and Ryzen 3 8300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3858 and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3858 and Ryzen 3 8300G.

PCIe version34.0
PCI Express lanes1614
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN4x10/2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 8 January 2024
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Atom C3858 has 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3858 and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3858 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.


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