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AMD Ryzen 3 5300U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | 14.00" | 1.4 kg
The AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (not to be confused with the A4-5300, a CPU released in 2012) is a Lucienne family processor designed for use in thin and light laptops. The R3 5300U integrates four cores (quad core) based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 2.6 (guaranteed base clock) to 3.8 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT for a total of 8 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process. Compared to the older and similar Ryzen 3 4300U (Renoir), the Ryzen 3 5300U offers SMT and slightly higher clock speeds. The faster Ryzen 3 5400U is based on the newer Zen 3 architecture. See our hub page on the Renoir Processors for more information on the Lucienne / Renoir architecture.
In addition to the four CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 6 integrated graphics adapter with 6 CUs at up to 1500 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 4 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip.
Performance
The average 5300U in our database matches the Core i5-11300H, the Core i7-11375H and also the Ryzen 5 4500U in multi-thread performance, making it an outstandingly good chip as far as sub-US$700 laptops go.
Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.
Power consumption
The Ryzen 3 series chip has a default TDP of 15 W, a value that laptop makers are allowed to change to anything between 10 W and 25 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. By going for the lowest value possible, it will be possible to build a passively cooled system around the chip, however, most companies will do the opposite to achieve higher performance levels.
The AMD Ryzen 3 5300U is built with TSMC's 7 nm manufacturing process for average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.
Codename | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) | ||||||||||||
Series | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) | ||||||||||||
Series: Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) Lucienne-U (Zen 2)
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Clock Rate | 2600 - 3800 MHz | ||||||||||||
Level 1 Cache | 256 KB | ||||||||||||
Level 2 Cache | 2 MB | ||||||||||||
Level 3 Cache | 4 MB | ||||||||||||
Number of Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | ||||||||||||
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 25 Watt | ||||||||||||
Manufacturing Technology | 7 nm | ||||||||||||
Max. Temperature | 105 °C | ||||||||||||
Socket | FP6 | ||||||||||||
Features | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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 | ||||||||||||
GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz) | ||||||||||||
64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||
Architecture | x86 | ||||||||||||
Announcement Date | 01/07/2021 | ||||||||||||
Product Link (external) | www.amd.com |
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