AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs AMD A10-9700E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and AMD A10-9700E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

AMD A10-9700E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2125 vs 1505
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6966 vs 3242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs 5 September 2016
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2125 vs 1505
PassMark - CPU mark	6966 vs 3242

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-9700E

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
CPU 2: AMD A10-9700E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2125

1505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6966

3242

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X	AMD A10-9700E
PassMark - Single thread mark	2125	1505
PassMark - CPU mark	6966	3242
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	892
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2943
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3075

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X	AMD A10-9700E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	5 September 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$130
OPN PIB	YD130XBBAEBOX	AD9700AHABBOX
OPN Tray	YD130XBBM4KAE	AD9700AHM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1637	1678
Price now	$139.98	$69.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Value for money (0-100)	15.71	19.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	192 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	4800 Million	1178 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		10
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Stealth
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		847 MHz
iGPU core count		6
Processor graphics		Radeon R7 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan