Ryzen 3 4300G vs Phenom II X4 970 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 3 4300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1032
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiencyno data9.89
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 3 4300G 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 speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data38
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size258 mm2156 mm2
Number of transistors758 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 3 4300G 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
SocketAM3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 3 4300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 3 4300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 3 4300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Ryzen 3 4300G.

PCIe version2.03.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 September 2010 21 July 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 3 4300G has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

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