Ryzen 3 5300GE vs Ryzen 5 5500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
Ryzen 3 5300GE
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
8.23
+0.5%

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking919914
Place by popularity14not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency31.0022.25
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Zen 3
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300GE 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 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplier2136
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300GE 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300GE. 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 5300GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
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 7 ( - 1800 MHz)AMD Radeon Vega 6

Peripherals

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

PCIe version3.0no data
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 8.19
Ryzen 3 5300GE 8.23
+0.5%

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 13017
Ryzen 3 5300GE 13074
+0.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 8.23
Integrated graphics card 7.46 3.04
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has 145.4% faster integrated GPU, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 40% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 5300GE, on the other hand, has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score.

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

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


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