Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs FX-4300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-4300
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.88
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.19
+123%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U outperforms FX-4300 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19881390
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency1.8726.42
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 speed3.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+FP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-4300 1.88
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4.19
+123%

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.

FX-4300 2981
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6657
+123%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-4300 454
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 875
+92.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-4300 1104
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 2565
+132%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 4.19
Recency 23 October 2012 26 October 2017
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has a 122.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-4300 in performance tests.

Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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