i3-7300 vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.00
+602%
Core i3-7300
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 51 Watt
2.85

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Core i3-7300 by a whopping 602% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2841677
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.240.74
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency29.105.29
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$147

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 8700G has 6284% better value for money than i3-7300.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300 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 speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data40
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM5FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 780MIntel HD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-7300.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 8700G 20.00
+602%
i3-7300 2.85

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 8700G 31772
+602%
i3-7300 4523

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 8700G 2666
+94.9%
i3-7300 1368

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 8700G 13764
+410%
i3-7300 2698

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.00 2.85
Integrated graphics card 18.32 3.11
Recency 8 January 2024 3 January 2017
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 51 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 601.8% higher aggregate performance score, 489.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

i3-7300, on the other hand, has 27.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-7300 in performance tests.


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