i3-N300 vs Ryzen 3 5300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 5300U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.11
+14.2%
Core i3-N300
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
5.35

Ryzen 3 5300U outperforms Core i3-N300 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10961178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency38.5272.28
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i3-N300 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.6 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per module)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm10 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i3-N300 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFP6Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes129

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 3 5300U 6.11
+14.2%
i3-N300 5.35

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 3 5300U 9705
+14.2%
i3-N300 8497

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 5300U 5118
+77.5%
i3-N300 2884

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 5300U 22139
+84.3%
i3-N300 12014

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 3 5300U 7931
+86.1%
i3-N300 4261

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 3 5300U 9
+74.6%
i3-N300 5

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 5300U 906
+118%
i3-N300 416

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 5300U 170
+100%
i3-N300 85

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 5300U 1.89
+85.3%
i3-N300 1.02

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 3 5300U 5.1
+96.2%
i3-N300 2.6

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 5300U 2551
+33.2%
i3-N300 1915

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 5300U 4008
+49.9%
i3-N300 2674

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 5300U 544
i3-N300 1095
+101%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 5300U 1070
+70.9%
i3-N300 626

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 5300U 3960
+64.8%
i3-N300 2403

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 5300U 21971
+83.5%
i3-N300 11976

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 5300U 187
+79.7%
i3-N300 104

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 3 5300U 934
+76.5%
i3-N300 529

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 3 5300U 1069
i3-N300 2147
+101%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.11 5.35
Integrated graphics card 6.04 3.29
Recency 12 January 2021 3 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 7 Watt

Ryzen 3 5300U has a 14.2% higher aggregate performance score, 83.6% faster integrated GPU, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

i3-N300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 5300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N300 in performance tests.


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