Ryzen 3 2300U vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.37
+53.4%
Ryzen 3 2300U
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.50

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G outperforms Ryzen 3 2300U by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Ryzen 3 2300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11711541
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.91no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency7.8122.07
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date12 February 2018 (6 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Ryzen 3 2300U 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier3620
L1 cache128K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size210 mm2246 mm2
Number of transistors4,950 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Ryzen 3 2300U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Ryzen 3 2300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Ryzen 3 2300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Ryzen 3 2300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G and Ryzen 3 2300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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 5 PRO 2400G 5.37
+53.4%
Ryzen 3 2300U 3.50

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 5 PRO 2400G 8537
+53.5%
Ryzen 3 2300U 5560

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.37 3.50
Integrated graphics card 5.48 3.04
Recency 12 February 2018 26 October 2017
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G has a 53.4% higher aggregate performance score, 80.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 months, and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 3 2300U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 2300U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 2300U is a notebook one.


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