AMD Athlon PRO 300GE vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 300GE and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

131072x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

L3 cache	4 MB vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2661 vs 1927
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22576 vs 4423

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2019 vs 20 Sep 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 192 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2661 vs 1927
PassMark - CPU mark	22576 vs 4423

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1927

2661

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4423

22576

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1927	2661
PassMark - CPU mark	4423	22576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		90.664

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen 2
Launch date	20 Sep 2019	December 2019
OPN Tray	YD300BC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1229	902
Processor Number	PRO 300GE
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	32MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Number of cores	2	12
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	24
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum frequency		5 GHz
Transistor count		19,200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)