AMD Ryzen 3 2300U vs AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

Ryzen 3 2300U vs Phenom II X6 1045T benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 3 2300U performs better than the Phenom II X6 1045T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Phenom II X6 1045T in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Phenom II X6 1045T has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 3 2300U. Indeed, the Phenom II X6 1045T has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Ryzen 3 2300U. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 3 2300U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Phenom II X6 1045T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 3 2300U. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Phenom II X6 1045T has significantly more L2 cache than the Ryzen 3 2300U. The Phenom II X6 1045T also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Ryzen 3 2300U has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.