Ryzen 3 4300G vs Ryzen 9 3900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 3 4300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	289	1021
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.98	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)	AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency	28.23	9.89
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date	24 September 2019 (5 years ago)	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 3 4300G 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	no data	38
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm
Die size	2x 74 mm2	156 mm2
Number of transistors	7,600 million	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 3 4300G 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	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 3 4300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 3 4300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 3 4300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 3 4300G.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	24	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.39	6.79
Recency	24 September 2019	21 July 2020
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	8

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