Ryzen 3 4300GE vs Core 2 Quad Q9400s

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 3 4300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1017
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiencyno data19.10
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date18 January 2009 (16 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 3 4300GE 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed0.67 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size2x 82 mm2156 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 3 4300GE 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
SocketLGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 3 4300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 3 4300GE 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 Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 3 4300GE 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 Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 3 4300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon Vega 6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9400s and Ryzen 3 4300GE.

PCIe version2.03.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 January 2009 21 July 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 3 4300GE has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

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