Amd ryzen 3 1300x review in Spanish (full analysis)

AMD Ryzen 3 is the manufacturer's new bet for the low range of PC processors, these new chips are based on the Zen core and seek to offer users a tremendously competitive solution at a lower price than the more powerful Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7. AMD Ryzen 3 1300X offers a quad-core Zen configuration along with 8MB of L3 cache and all the benefits of the new microarchitecture.

First of all we thank AMD for the trust they placed in giving us a sample of the Ryzen 3 1300X for analysis.

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X technical characteristics

Unboxing and analysis

AMD repeats packaging and the Ryzen 3 1300X comes in a box like the one we have already seen, inside the box we find the processor along with all the documentation and a Wraith Stealth heatsink, a fairly simple model but it is very quiet and you will have no problem handling the little heat these chips will generate, at least a priori.

The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X is a 4-core processor based on the new Zen microarchitecture, in this case the SMT technology is disabled so we settle for 4 processing threads. The cores operate at a base frequency of 3.5 GHz that goes up to a maximum of 3.7 GHz in turbo mode, it will really be a bit higher by owning XFR technology that raises the frequency above turbo speed when only in use. a nucleus. They are quite low frequencies compared to their older brothers that reach 4 GHz in turbo mode, in any case the Ryzen 3 come with the multiplier unlocked so we can overclock in a very simple way, although if we want to go up a lot the frequencies we will have to choose a more powerful heatsink.

To achieve the 4-core configuration, two CCX complexes (2 + 2 cores) have been left active in the die of the processor, a practice that has been done for years to be able to use the dies that have some defects that make them unusable. to 100%. This means that the L3 cache is automatically at 8 MB (also shared) and that all the cores can communicate with each other directly by the Infinity Fabric bus that connects the two CCX complexes of the die. The TDP is at 65W so we expect it to heat up very little.

AMD Ryzen 3 comes to compete with the Intel Core i3 and Pentiums, dual-core and four-thread processors, so AMD's proposals should offer better overall performance. With Ryzen 3 AMD wants to attack a very juicy market sector where a large number of sales are concentrated.

We see a close-up of the processor in which we can see the "RYZEN" logo screenprinted on its IHS, on the back we find the pins and that is that AMD differs from Intel by including the pins in the processor and not on the motherboard, we must take special care not to bend them since the damage could be irreversible.

AMD Ryzen 3 uses a DDR4- compatible integrated memory controller (IMC) in dual-channel configuration for a higher speed of access to stored data, officially supports memories of up to 2, 400 MHz although thanks to AMP technology we will be able to use much faster modules 4, 000 MHz.

Main news of AMD Ryzen 3

One of AMD's big concerns with Ryzen was not to repeat the mistake of its old processors, and to attach great importance to performance per core and energy efficiency, both values ​​well below its competition with the FX. The main technologies that have been most detailed from the company itself are the following:

Pure Power & Precision Boost

According to AMD, the Zen architecture employs around 1, 000 highly accurate voltage, current and temperature sensors that send information at intervals of 1 thousandth of a second. In this way, each processor can make adjustments in real time based on its own characteristics (quality of the silicon wafer, etc.). In this way, an energy saving is achieved if the performance is similar, or an increase in performance if what we set is consumption.

This achieves a good use of energy in all performance states (P-states), allowing a faster change from one to another than with previous AMD technologies, such as Powertune or Enduro. As it is something completely new the software must be adapted to make a correct use, AMD has already released a patch for Windows 10.

eXtended Frequency Range (XFR)

This technology consists of a small extension of the maximum frequency when conditions are right, or, in other words, when our cooling is powerful enough to allow it.

In this way, 100mhz "as a gift" are added if we have adequate cooling for the processor. AMD mentions that this feature scales with air, water and liquid nitrogen cooling, although we do not know if there is any maximum that can be raised.

While this on-paper feature sounds really good, it remains to be seen if it really hits the performance levels of Intel's latest turbo boost reviews. In addition, this kind of "unlimited overclock" does not usually reach the values ​​that a user will achieve with some skill with the overclock, but rather it is a little extra for users who do not want complications and leave everything as standard.

Directions Prediction and Neural Network

Another of AMD's ambitious statements is that each Zen microprocessor includes a neural network, capable of learning the behavior of the applications we are running at any given time, and preloading instructions that have been frequent even before the code that invokes these instructions. to run.

A previous version of this prediction was presented with the Jaguar cores, which we imagine has been vastly improved. The technology seems really powerful and well designed, although it is difficult to quantify how much it affects the results and if it really translates into a significant improvement in performance. The problem with predicting instructions and executing them "ahead of time" is that, while it saves time if much of the prediction is correct, it is relatively computationally expensive to "undo" an operation that is not ultimately performed.

Test bench and performance tests

TESTING BENCH
Processor:	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Base plate:	Gigabyte X370 Gaming 5
RAM:	Corsair Vengeance PRO 32GB
Heatsink	Stock sink.
HDD	Samsumg 850 EVO.
Graphic card	Nvidia GTX1080 Ti
Power supply	Corsair AX860i.

To check the stability of the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X processor in stock and overclocked values. The motherboard we have stressed with Prime 95 Custom and the stock sink. The graphics that we have used is an Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti, without further delay, let's see the results obtained in our tests.

Benchmarks (Synthetic tests)

• Cinebench R15 (CPU Score).3dMARK Fire Strike.PCMark 8.VRMark.

Testing in games in 1920 x 1080

In both cases we have reached stable 3.9 GHz but with a voltage close to 1.44v. The truth that this -X model is not as good as we have previously tested. And it has left us a bittersweet taste in the overclock. Here we explain it to you!

Talking about extra performance issues, the improvement will be more noticeable with memories with frequencies close to 3000 MHz. For example in cinebench we went from 465 cb to 517 cb. Some figures somewhat low compared to its younger brother AMD Ryzen 3 1200 that we have also analyzed.

Consumption and temperature

In the results obtained regarding consumption we have not found any significant surprise. In stock values ​​we have obtained 57 W at low load while at maximum power with the GTX 1080 Ti we reach up to 310W. Something else we have obtained when we have overclocked the processor with 321W at maximum power.

Note: The measurement is from the complete equipment.

The AMD Ryzen 1300X has temperatures of 39ºC at rest while at maximum performance they rise to 47ºC in default values. When we apply overclock they increase at rest to 39ºC while at full load it rises to 70ºC.

Final words and conclusion about AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X is one of the best processors mid-range that we can currently find: 4 physical threads, 8 MB of L3 cache, interesting serial frequencies and a good reference heatsink to avoid additional costs.

In our tests we have used a high-performance computer with a GTX 1080 Ti graphics card and a high-end Gigabyte X370 Gaming 5 motherboard. The results obtained both in stock values ​​and with overclock are of remarkable high.

Undoubtedly it is a step above the Intel Core i3 processors, both in games and in daily application performance. Its price, which is very similar to these, makes it one of the best options we can buy for just 125 euros. Who was going to tell us that we were going to have a 4-core processor for these prices? Scarcely a year ago it was unthinkable. We congratulate the work done by AMD, really, that these processors are going to become the TOP sales in this second half of 2017.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ GOOD PERFORMANCE IN MONOHIL AND MULTI-WIRE.	- NONE.
+ 4 PHYSICAL CORES.
+ OVERCLOCK CAPACITY.
+ INCLUDES A GOOD STANDARD HEATSINK.
+ GOOD PRICE

The Professional Review team awards you the Gold Medal and the Recommended Product Badge.

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

YIELD YIELD - 80%

MULTI-THREAD PERFORMANCE - 83%

OVERCLOCK - 80%

PRICE - 90%

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