i3-N300 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.23
+16.4%
Core i3-N300
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
5.35

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U outperforms Core i3-N300 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10831178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency39.3172.33
Architecture codenameRenoir PRO (Zen 2) (2020)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date7 May 2020 (4 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Core i3-N300 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.4 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache256 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per module)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm10 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Core i3-N300 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
SocketFP6Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-4266DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

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 PRO 4450U 6.23
+16.4%
i3-N300 5.35

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 PRO 4450U 9900
+16.5%
i3-N300 8497

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 3657
+36.8%
i3-N300 2674

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.23 5.35
Integrated graphics card 4.65 3.29
Recency 7 May 2020 3 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 7 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has a 16.4% higher aggregate performance score, 41.3% faster integrated GPU, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

i3-N300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N300 in performance tests.


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