Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.74
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.43
+125%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1402848
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Lucienne-U (Zen 2)
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price$536 no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 5 5500U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4500 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

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 PRO 2300U 3.74
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.43
+125%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U by 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 5792
Ryzen 5 5500U 13041
+125%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U by 125% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.74 8.43
Integrated graphics card 3.04 7.40
Recency 26 October 2017 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U in performance tests.


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