AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs AMD Athlon II X4 638

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1300X and AMD Athlon II X4 638 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70.10°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2125 vs 1158
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6969 vs 2260
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs February 2012
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 70.10°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2125 vs 1158
PassMark - CPU mark 6969 vs 2260

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638

  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1654 vs 892
  • Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4651 vs 2943
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1654 vs 892
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4651 vs 2943

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2125
1158
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6969
2260
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
892
1654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2943
4651
Name AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Athlon II X4 638
PassMark - Single thread mark 2125 1158
PassMark - CPU mark 6969 2260
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 892 1654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2943 4651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3075

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X AMD Athlon II X4 638

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Llano
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 February 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $130
OPN PIB YD130XBBAEBOX AD638XOJGXBOX
OPN Tray YD130XBBM4KAE AD638XOJZ43GX
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1633 1622
Price now $139.98 $26.49
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors AMD Athlon II X4
Value for money (0-100) 15.71 35.55
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 2.7 GHz
Die size 192 mm 228 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 70.10°C
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 4800 Million 1178 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16

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

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)