Ryzen 3 4300U vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.00
+327%
Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.68

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by a whopping 327% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 3 4300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2841285
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency29.1017.70
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 3 4300U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed4.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm7 nm
Die size178 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 3 4300U 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
SocketAM5FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 3 4300U. 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, XDNA2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 3 4300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 3 4300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 3 4300U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

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
+327%
Ryzen 3 4300U 4.68

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
+327%
Ryzen 3 4300U 7437

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
+110%
Ryzen 3 4300U 1268

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
+305%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3396

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 8700G 16417
+171%
Ryzen 3 4300U 6068

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 8700G 2693
+379%
Ryzen 3 4300U 563

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 8700G 286
+74.5%
Ryzen 3 4300U 164

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 8700G 14.8
+363%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3.2

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 8700G 8593
+258%
Ryzen 3 4300U 2397

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 8700G 156
+345%
Ryzen 3 4300U 35

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 8700G 331
+91.8%
Ryzen 3 4300U 172

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 8700G 12618
+267%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3439

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 8700G 186
Ryzen 3 4300U 888
+377%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 8700G 2012
+92.3%
Ryzen 3 4300U 1047

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 8700G 6665
+64%
Ryzen 3 4300U 4064

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 8700G 75427
+377%
Ryzen 3 4300U 15824

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 8700G 336
+73.2%
Ryzen 3 4300U 194

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 8700G 1902
+118%
Ryzen 3 4300U 871

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 8700G 271
+77.9%
Ryzen 3 4300U 152

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 8700G 300
Ryzen 3 4300U 1414
+371%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.00 4.68
Integrated graphics card 18.32 4.65
Recency 8 January 2024 6 January 2020
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 327.4% higher aggregate performance score, 294% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 3 4300U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 4300U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook one.


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