Ryzen 3 4300U vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms Phenom II X4 X920 BE by a whopping 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Ryzen 3 4300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2180 | 1286 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 3.07 | 17.72 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Ryzen 3 4300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Ryzen 3 4300U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Ryzen 3 4300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 68.27 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Ryzen 3 4300U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.46 | 4.68 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 6 January 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 3 4300U has a 220.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 4300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 X920 BE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Ryzen 3 4300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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