Ryzen 3 2300X vs E1-2500

Primary details

Comparing E1-2500 and Ryzen 3 2300X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1251
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD E-Series	AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency	no data	6.94
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	10 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

E1-2500 and Ryzen 3 2300X 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Die size	246 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on E1-2500 and Ryzen 3 2300X 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT3	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2500 and Ryzen 3 2300X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-2500 and Ryzen 3 2300X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-2500 and Ryzen 3 2300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8240	-
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-2500 and Ryzen 3 2300X integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-2500 and Ryzen 3 2300X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	-
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2500 and Ryzen 3 2300X.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	10 September 2018
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

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