AMD Ryzen 3 2300U vs AMD Athlon X4 970
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 2300U |
| 50 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon X4 970. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon X4 970 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
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| SSE4.1 | | | |
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| AES | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE4 | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
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| XOP | | | |
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| Turbo Core | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
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| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Oct 2017 | vs | Jul 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
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| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 6 | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
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| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 1024 KB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
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| Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 74°C |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 246mm² | vs | 246mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
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| Cpu Frequency | 2000 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3400 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | variable | vs | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 15 W | vs | 65 W |
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
3740 points
AMD Athlon X4 970
2760 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
8800 points
AMD Athlon X4 970
9124 points
Points - higher is better