AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs AMD A10-7870K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD A10-7870K 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.40°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2356 vs 1515
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7574 vs 3465
  • Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1011 vs 512
  • Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3088 vs 1581
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 September 2018 vs May 2015
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2356 vs 1515
PassMark - CPU mark 7574 vs 3465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1011 vs 512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3088 vs 1581

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7870K

  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
CPU 2: AMD A10-7870K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2356
1515
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7574
3465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1011
512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3088
1581
Name AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD A10-7870K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2356 1515
PassMark - CPU mark 7574 3465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1011 512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3088 1581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 32.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.143
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4904
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4904

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD A10-7870K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Kaveri
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 10 September 2018 May 2015
OPN Tray YD230XBBM4KAF AD787KXDI44JC
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1399 1402
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $120
OPN PIB AD787KXDJCBOX
Price now $249.99
Value for money (0-100) 6.44

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.9 GHz
Die size 210 mm 246 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 72.40°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 4.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Transistor count 4950 million 1178 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores 12
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Number of GPU cores 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 866 MHz
iGPU core count 512
Number of pipelines 512
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan