AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE vs Intel Core i7-8700

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE vs Intel Core i7-8700 and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64, WPrime, PassMark, Blender, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, 7zip, SuperPi, RealBench, Gears 5, Handbrake, 3DMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Halo Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Overwatch
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
Valheim
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 4300GE

53%

Core i7-8700

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 4300GE

52%

Core i7-8700

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.0	94.8
Valorant	105.7	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	59.2	60.3
Apex Legends	99.4	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	79.3	80.8
Overwatch	85.6	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.9	74.3
DOOM Eternal	52.9	53.8
Warzone	82.4	84.0
Assassin's Creed	88.8	90.4
Valheim	87.7	89.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 4300GE

112%

Core i7-8700

64%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 4300GE is more energy efficient than the Core i7-8700 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	Intel Core i7-8700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	182	203
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1103	1434
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	481
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2540	3547
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1178	1146
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6279	7969

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	2610	2706
Multi-Core	11913	13125

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	Intel Core i7-8700
Single-Core	1183	1260
Multi-Core	4922	6618

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	Intel Core i7-8700
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	October 01, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Renoir	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	8
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4000 millions	3200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	256KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000151

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 4300GE is 8% better than Core i7-8700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-8700 has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 4300GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-8700 is better: 27
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE and Intel Core i7-8700 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-8700 specs and review.