Athlon PRO 300GE vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3700X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
14.18
+423%
Athlon PRO 300GE
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.71

Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by a whopping 423% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon PRO 300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5131710
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.20no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Athlon
Power efficiency20.657.33
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)30 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon PRO 300GE 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache512 KB192 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache32 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon PRO 300GE 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)
SocketAM4Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon PRO 300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon PRO 300GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Athlon PRO 300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon Vega 3

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 7 3700X 14.18
+423%
Athlon PRO 300GE 2.71

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 7 3700X 22527
+423%
Athlon PRO 300GE 4308

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 7 3700X 1672
+78.4%
Athlon PRO 300GE 937

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 7 3700X 8081
+323%
Athlon PRO 300GE 1911

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.18 2.71
Recency 27 May 2019 30 September 2019
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700X has a 423.2% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon PRO 300GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300GE in performance tests.


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