Ryzen 3 4300U vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73
+65.2%
Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.68

Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 3 4300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9631285
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.59no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency11.2517.72
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date11 April 2017 (7 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3227
L1 cache96K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 3 4300U 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
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 3 4300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 3 4300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 3 4300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 3 4300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

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 5 1600 7.73
+65.2%
Ryzen 3 4300U 4.68

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 5 1600 12277
+65.1%
Ryzen 3 4300U 7437

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 1600 1084
Ryzen 3 4300U 1268
+17%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 1600 4643
+36.7%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3396

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 5 1600 8244
+35.9%
Ryzen 3 4300U 6068

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 1600 1129
+101%
Ryzen 3 4300U 563

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 5 1600 147
Ryzen 3 4300U 164
+11.5%

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 5 1600 6.4
+100%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3.2

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 5 1600 3430
+43.1%
Ryzen 3 4300U 2397

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 1600 69
+96.3%
Ryzen 3 4300U 35

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 1600 177
+2.7%
Ryzen 3 4300U 172

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 1600 5425
+57.8%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3439

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 1600 404
Ryzen 3 4300U 888
+120%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 1600 950
Ryzen 3 4300U 1047
+10.2%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 1600 3834
Ryzen 3 4300U 4064
+6%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 1600 30144
+90.5%
Ryzen 3 4300U 15824

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 1600 180
Ryzen 3 4300U 194
+7.8%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Ryzen 5 1600 19391
+47.6%
Ryzen 3 4300U 13134

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Ryzen 5 1600 3189
Ryzen 3 4300U 4042
+26.7%

Geekbench 2

Ryzen 5 1600 16217
+43.8%
Ryzen 3 4300U 11281

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.73 4.68
Recency 11 April 2017 6 January 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 1600 has a 65.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 3 4300U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 4300U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 3 4300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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