Ryzen 3 8300G vs Atom N450
Primary details
Comparing Atom N450 and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 845 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 30.61 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.12 |
| Architecture codename | Pinetrail (2009−2011) | Phoenix2 (2024) |
| Release date | 21 December 2009 (14 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | $176 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom N450 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.66 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.67 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 123 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N450 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5.5 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N450 and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Atom N450 and Ryzen 3 8300G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N450 and Ryzen 3 8300G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N450 and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N450 and Ryzen 3 8300G.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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
| Recency | 21 December 2009 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 65 Watt |
Atom N450 has 1200% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom N450 and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom N450 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N450 and Ryzen 3 8300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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