U300 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	68	1193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	56.78	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Power efficiency	31.03	9.02
Architecture codename	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)	no data
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	5 (Penta-Core)
Threads	32	6
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	5.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	64K (per core)	no data
L1 cache	1024 KB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	71+71+122 mm	no data
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47 °C	no data
Number of transistors	13,140 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300 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	AM5	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300. 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, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size	128 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)	Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7950X3D and U300.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	20

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	39.35	5.24
Integrated graphics card	4.43	5.58
Physical cores	16	5
Threads	32	6
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	55 Watt

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