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July 2017
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The editors liked
Fiercely competitive pricing for quad-core CPU
Robust gaming performance
Good day-to-day performance
Very easy to overclock
Doesn’t use a lot of power
Easy to keep cool
Solid value
Impressive multi-core performance
Easy upgrade path
Lots of motherboard choice
Low platform cost
Easy to overclock
Sense MI technologies
Very low thermal output
Great for gamers
Competitive mainstream performance
Neutral
- No RGB Wraith cooler (Why not make them more accessible AMD?)
- Same power envelope as Ryzen 7
Low price
Four physical cores
Unlocked multipliers
Beefy bundled cooler
Supports inexpensive chipsets
Impressive multi-threaded performance
Good gaming performance
Impeccable value
Significantly faster video encoding
More cores than most budget CPUs
Competitive price versus performance
Significantly lowers AM4 and Ryzen platform entry cost
Good 1080P60
1440P60
And slightly higher refresh rate gaming performance at stock and when overclocked
Unlocked overclocking multiplier
High-speed memory sup
The editors didn't like
None
“One of the most affordable Ryzen chip we’ve tested to date is also one of the most exciting. If you’re looking for competitive quad-core performance on a budget
You’ll be blown away with what the 1300X has to offer.”
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Quad-Core C
Lack of IGP may hurt target market
IGPU
SMT
Unambitious clock speeds
Overclocking isn't rewarding
Lagging benchmark scores
Runs a little too warm
Power consumption is significantly higher than Intel competitors
Intel's bargain Pentium G4560 remains a tough thorn in AMD's side
Lack of iGPU compared to Intel competitors may limit some possible applications or troubleshooting approaches
Four physical cores for much less than competing Intel Core i5 chips
Lacks thread-doubling SMT tech of pricier Ryzen chips, Eight-thread Ryzen 5 chips start at just $30 more
The $129 Ryzen 3 is a fine fit for gamers, with four cores near the price of a dual-core Intel Core i3. For editing video or other CPU-intensive tasks, though, AMD's Ryzen 5 chips are tough to ignore, starting at just $30 more. Read More...
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Published: 2017-07-27, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Good Performance, All Quad-Cores, Low Power Consumption, Competitive Pricing
Typically Trails Core i3 In Single-Thread Workloads, Moderate Overclocking
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Cool running, Low cost, Budget gaming, Single thread performance, Overclocking
4.0 to 4.1GHz hard wall when overclocking
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