Ryzen 5 3450U vs Ryzen 5 5500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.19
+93.2%
Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.24

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Ryzen 5 3450U by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 3450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9281383
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency31.0026.75
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)1 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 3450U 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 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm12 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 3450U 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
SocketFP6FP5
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 3450U. 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 5500U and Ryzen 5 3450U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 3450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

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 RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 3450U.

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
+93.2%
Ryzen 5 3450U 4.24

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 13003
+93%
Ryzen 5 3450U 6737

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 5500U 1247
+120%
Ryzen 5 3450U 567

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 5500U 177
+28.7%
Ryzen 5 3450U 138

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5500U 5439
+83%
Ryzen 5 3450U 2972

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 5500U 417
Ryzen 5 3450U 946
+127%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 5500U 1108
+32.1%
Ryzen 5 3450U 839

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 5500U 4324
+28.7%
Ryzen 5 3450U 3359

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 5500U 33768
+113%
Ryzen 5 3450U 15878

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 5500U 206
+41.6%
Ryzen 5 3450U 146

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 5 5500U 1049
+45.3%
Ryzen 5 3450U 722

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.19 4.24
Integrated graphics card 7.47 4.51
Recency 12 January 2021 1 May 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500U has a 93.2% higher aggregate performance score, 65.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 3450U, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3450U in performance tests.


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