AMD Ryzen 3 4300U vs Intel Core i3-8300

Ryzen 3 4300U vs Core i3-8300 specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 3 4300U is faster than the Core i3-8300. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8300 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-8300 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 3 4300U. A Ryzen 3 4300U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-8300 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen 3 4300U has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i3-8300. Despite this, the Core i3-8300 has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 3 4300U.

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 4300U has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.