Ryzen 3 8300G vs Ryzen 5 8640U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 563 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 44.62 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023) | Phoenix2 (2024) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $176 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP8 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 3 8300G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 3 8300G.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 15.00 | 8.31 |
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8640U has 80.5% faster integrated GPU, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 8640U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8640U and Ryzen 3 8300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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