AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i3-8109U

Ryzen 3 1300X vs Core i3-8109U specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 3 1300X performs better than the Core i3-8109U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8109U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 3 1300X has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8109U. Indeed, the Ryzen 3 1300X has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-8109U. But they both have the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 3 1300X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-8109U. Also, the Ryzen 3 1300X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i3-8109U outputs less heat than Ryzen 3 1300X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 3 1300X has more L2 cache than the Core i3-8109U. The Ryzen 3 1300X also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Ryzen 3 1300X has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.