Ryzen 3 8300G vs i7-660UE

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-660UE and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated854
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data32.47
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiencyno data13.11
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Phoenix2 (2024)
Release date2 August 2010 (14 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$301$176

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-660UE 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.33 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier10no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size81 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 million20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-660UE 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
SocketBGA1288AM5
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-660UE and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-660UE 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 Core i7-660UE 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 Core i7-660UE and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800DDR5
Maximum memory size8.79 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon 740M
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-660UE and Ryzen 3 8300G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-660UE and Ryzen 3 8300G.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1614

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.77 8.29
Recency 2 August 2010 8 January 2024
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 65 Watt

i7-660UE has 261.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has 976.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-660UE and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-660UE is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.


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