Ryzen 3 5300U vs Ryzen 5 4600H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
9.08
+48.6%
Ryzen 3 5300U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.11

Ryzen 5 4600H outperforms Ryzen 3 5300U by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 3 5300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8491096
Place by popularity64not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency19.0838.52
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 3 5300U 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)
Threads128
Base clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier3026
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 3 5300U 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
SocketFP6FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 3 5300U. 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, SMEMMX, 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++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 3 5300U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 3 5300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 3 5300U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 4600H 9.08
+48.6%
Ryzen 3 5300U 6.11

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 4600H 14417
+48.6%
Ryzen 3 5300U 9705

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 4600H 1372
+12.9%
Ryzen 3 5300U 1215

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 4600H 5107
+41.4%
Ryzen 3 5300U 3612

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 5 4600H 5365
+4.8%
Ryzen 3 5300U 5118

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 5 4600H 32756
+48%
Ryzen 3 5300U 22139

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 5 4600H 16
+74.9%
Ryzen 3 5300U 9

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 4600H 1425
+57.3%
Ryzen 3 5300U 906

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 4600H 176
+3.5%
Ryzen 3 5300U 170

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 5 4600H 2.04
+7.9%
Ryzen 3 5300U 1.89

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 4600H 5
Ryzen 3 5300U 5.1
+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 4600H 4380
+71.7%
Ryzen 3 5300U 2551

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 4600H 6080
+51.7%
Ryzen 3 5300U 4008

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 4600H 352
Ryzen 3 5300U 544
+54.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 4600H 1117
+4.4%
Ryzen 3 5300U 1070

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 4600H 4397
+11%
Ryzen 3 5300U 3960

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 4600H 37643
+71.3%
Ryzen 3 5300U 21971

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 4600H 207
+10.5%
Ryzen 3 5300U 187

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 5 4600H 1061
+13.7%
Ryzen 3 5300U 934

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 5 4600H 631
Ryzen 3 5300U 1069
+69.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.08 6.11
Recency 6 January 2020 12 January 2021
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600H has a 48.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 3 5300U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5300U in performance tests.


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