i7-920 vs Ryzen 3 4300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.68
+161%
Core i7-920
2008
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
1.79

Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms Core i7-920 by a whopping 161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12852025
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.22
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Core i7 (Desktop)
Power efficiency17.701.30
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$340

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-920 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 speed2.7 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size156 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C68 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-920 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
SocketFP6FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-920 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB24 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-920.

PCIe version3.0no data

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 4.68
+161%
i7-920 1.79

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 7437
+162%
i7-920 2840

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 1268
+206%
i7-920 415

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 3396
+138%
i7-920 1426

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 6068
+28.4%
i7-920 4728

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.68 1.79
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 130 Watt

Ryzen 3 4300U has a 161.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

i7-920, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 3 4300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-920 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook processor while Core i7-920 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-920, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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