Ryzen 3 8300G vs Ryzen 5 5560U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 791 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 60.24 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) | Phoenix2 (2024) |
| Release date | 1 December 2021 (2 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $176 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 3 8300G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 3 8300G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 1.98 | 8.31 |
| Recency | 1 December 2021 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5560U has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has 319.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 3 8300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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