Ryzen 3 5300G vs Ryzen 5 5500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.50
+0.8%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking912918
Place by popularity14not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency51.6711.83
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300G 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 speed2.1 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplier2140
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300G 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
SocketFP6AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300G. 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300G.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes12no 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 5500U 8.50
+0.8%
Ryzen 3 5300G 8.43

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 5500U 13015
+0.9%
Ryzen 3 5300G 12902

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 5500U 1286
Ryzen 3 5300G 1767
+37.4%

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 5500U 4530
Ryzen 3 5300G 5478
+20.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.50 8.43
Integrated graphics card 7.27 3.04
Recency 12 January 2021 13 April 2021
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, 139.1% faster integrated GPU, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 5300G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300G.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 5300G is a desktop one.


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