AMD Ryzen 3 8300G vs Intel Core i7-12700T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 8300G and Intel Core i7-12700T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 8300G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.70 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3840 vs 3597
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Jan 2024 vs Jan 2022
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz vs 4.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3840 vs 3597

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12700T

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
  • 3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21339 vs 14572
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache 960 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 15 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 25 MB vs 8 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 21339 vs 14572

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-12700T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3840
3597
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14572
21339
Name AMD Ryzen 3 8300G Intel Core i7-12700T
PassMark - Single thread mark 3840 3597
PassMark - CPU mark 14572 21339

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 8300G Intel Core i7-12700T

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $176 $373
Place in performance rating 317 326
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Processor Number i7-12700T
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz
Die size 137 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 960 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 15 MB
L3 cache 8 MB (shared) 25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 4 12
Number of threads 8 20
Transistor count 20,900 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM5 FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2020D

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 14 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x4680
Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.50 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)