AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U

Last updated: 2024-03-07

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 3 2300X		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4 core processor released in Q3/2018 with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2023.

AMD Ryzen 3 (33)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
AMD Ryzen 2000 (9)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
2	Generation	6
Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X	Predecessor	--
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	Successor	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U clocks with 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
4	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.50 GHz	Frequency	3.30 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.10 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
--	AI hardware	AMD Ryzen™ AI
--	AI specifications	AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.70 GHz
--	GPU Generation	3
	Technology	4 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 780M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	8.00 MB
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
20	PCIe lanes	20
19.7 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	30 W
--	TDP down	15 W
95 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has 10.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is at 24.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
12 nm	Technology	4 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	FP8
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2018	Release date	Q2/2023
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X (54%)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X (31%)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1028 (59%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1755 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1012 (55%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1850 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3097 (32%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	9612 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1180 (48%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2446 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3279 (31%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	10726 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	7525 (30%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	24755 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	13549 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz	4201 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	10 (100%)

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The evolution of AMD Ryzen processors

Posted by Stefan on 2022-09-06

The AMD Ryzen processors are designed for the mid to high-end range and are grouped into the Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 9 classes. AMD follows the market leader Intel, which groups its Core i series (Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 and Core i9) identically.

The AMD Ryzen processors were first introduced by AMD in Q1 2017. They are the successor to the not particularly successful AMD Bulldozer processors. The latter were manufactured using an outdated manufacturing process and could not keep up with the competing products from Intel. AMD lost a large portion of its desktop processor market share during this period.

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