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AMD Ryzen 3 4300U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U

► remove from comparison AMD R3 4300U

The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U is a processor for thin and light laptops based on the Renoir family. The 4300U integrates four cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture (quad core CPU). They are clocked at 2.7 (guaranteed base clock) to 3.7 GHz (Turbo) without SMT / Hyperthreading support (4 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and partly thanks to it AMD advertises a 2x improved performance per Watt for the Renoir chips. Compared to the faster Ryzen 5 4000 CPUs (e.g., Ryzen 5 4600U), the Ryzen 3 only offers 4 cores and lower Turbo clock speeds.

In addition to the four CPU cores, the APU also has the Radeon RX Vega 5 integrated graphics card with 5 CUs and up to 1400 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 4 MB of Level 3 cache can be found on the chip. See our hub page on the Renoir Processors for more information.

Performance

The average 4300U in our database matches the Core i5-1035G4 and the Core i5-11300H, both quad-core chips, in multi-thread performance. Technically a lower mid-range CPU, this Ryzen is light years ahead of Intel Pentiums and AMD Athlons that so many sub-US$500 laptops ship with.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of our system is.

Power consumption

The Ryzen 3 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop manufacturers are free to change to anything between 10 W and 25 W with performance and clock speeds changing accordingly as a result. By going for the lowest value, it is possible to build passively cooled tablets, laptops, mini-PCs around this APU.

The 7 nm TSMC process the Ryzen 3 4300U is manufactured on makes for average, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 3500U

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is a mobile SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines four Zen+ cores (8 threads) clocked at 2.1 GHz to 3.7 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 8 iGPU with 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1200 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops. In Chromebooks, AMD calles the APU AMD Ryzen 5 3500C, but the specifications (and performance) are the same.

The Picasso SoC uses the Zen+ microarchitecture with slight improvements that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvements. Furthermore, the 12 nm process allows for higher clocks at similar power consumption.

The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

Performance

The average 3500U in our database matches the Intel Core i7-1065G7 in multi-thread performance to be an OK lower mid-range option, as of early 2021.

The Honor MagicBook 14 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 3500U that we know of. It can be up to 50% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop makers are free to set to anything between 12 W and 35 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, this is a tad too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

The chip is manufactured on a 12 nm process for subpar, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 3 4300UAMD Ryzen 5 3500U
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
CodenameRenoir-U (Zen 2)Picasso-U (Zen+)
Series: Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) Picasso-U (Zen+)
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U compare2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U compare1.8 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U compare2 - 4.1 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U compare2.2 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U compare2.1 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U compare2.3 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U « 2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3780U compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U compare2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H compare2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U « 2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U compare2.1 - 3.5 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 3580U compare2.1 - 3.7 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
Clock2700 - 3700 MHz2100 - 3700 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt
Technology7 nm12 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
SocketFP6FP5
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR4-2400 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
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
Transistors4500 Million

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R3 4300U
28.4 pt (39%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 3500U
26.5 pt (37%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
3571 Points (3%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1074 Points (46%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 412     avg: 420.3     median: 422 (47%)     max: 427 Points
min: 317     avg: 354.3     median: 364 (40%)     max: 372 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1432     avg: 1537     median: 1571 (4%)     max: 1609 Points
min: 1063     avg: 1436     median: 1477 (4%)     max: 1540 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 545     avg: 563     median: 562.5 (4%)     max: 580 Points
min: 482     avg: 642     median: 650 (4%)     max: 682 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 162.8     avg: 163.9     median: 163.9 (49%)     max: 165 Points
min: 131     avg: 142.4     median: 143 (43%)     max: 147 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
7.6 Points (10%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.7 Points (41%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4542     avg: 4556     median: 4557.5 (28%)     max: 4565 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 13249     avg: 16322     median: 17230.5 (12%)     max: 17578 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
368.2 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
12.9 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2397 Points (4%)
2455 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 15043     avg: 15824     median: 15824 (9%)     max: 16605 MIPS
min: 15825     avg: 16929     median: 17024.5 (10%)     max: 17508 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4014     avg: 4064     median: 4063.5 (49%)     max: 4113 MIPS
min: 3502     avg: 3541     median: 3538 (42%)     max: 3580 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
35 fps (12%)
39.2 fps (14%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
172.3 fps (40%)
134.8 fps (31%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 4.37     avg: 4.9     median: 4.9 (9%)     max: 5.36 fps
min: 3.35     avg: 3.9     median: 4 (7%)     max: 4.15 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.3 GB/s (0%)
0.4 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.6 GB/s (10%)
0.7 GB/s (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
3.2 GB/s (8%)
4.4 GB/s (11%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 1310     avg: 1414     median: 1413.5 (18%)     max: 1517 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 868     avg: 888     median: 887.5 (6%)     max: 907 Seconds
min: 680     avg: 704     median: 694 (5%)     max: 796 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.652     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (14%)     max: 0.686 sec
min: 0.734     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (16%)     max: 0.804 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
6068 Points (13%)
min: 5044     avg: 5951     median: 5950.5 (13%)     max: 6857 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
12 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
27.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
697 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
20566 Points (18%)
18229 Points (16%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
6487 Points (18%)
min: 5213     avg: 6267     median: 6402.5 (17%)     max: 6967 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
57907 Points (47%)
min: 29562     avg: 32942     median: 30254 (25%)     max: 48997 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
63885 Points (52%)
min: 30656     avg: 34184     median: 31241.5 (25%)     max: 49067 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
66341 Points (56%)
min: 26201     avg: 36686     median: 32088 (27%)     max: 54995 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
5660 Points (14%)
min: 5217     avg: 6435     median: 6613 (17%)     max: 7132 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
8220 Points (15%)
min: 7496     avg: 9199     median: 9380 (17%)     max: 10054 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
2874 Points (12%)
min: 2450     avg: 2660     median: 2696 (11%)     max: 2880 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1027     avg: 1047     median: 1046.5 (44%)     max: 1066 Points
min: 777     avg: 884     median: 898.5 (38%)     max: 905 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3330     avg: 3439     median: 3438.5 (6%)     max: 3547 Points
min: 2543     avg: 3076     median: 3155.5 (6%)     max: 3234 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1036 Points (5%)
min: 772     avg: 880     median: 896 (4%)     max: 913 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
3358 Points (11%)
min: 2599     avg: 3035     median: 3118.5 (10%)     max: 3244 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4517 Points (45%)
min: 3400     avg: 3785     median: 3893 (39%)     max: 3924 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
13503 Points (15%)
min: 10099     avg: 11388     median: 11783 (13%)     max: 12171 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4404 Points (60%)
3669 Points (50%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
12789 Points (31%)
10597 Points (26%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
13134 Points (23%)
min: 9503     avg: 12182     median: 13040 (23%)     max: 13145 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
4042 Points (79%)
min: 3258     avg: 3405     median: 3442.5 (67%)     max: 3478 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
13741 Points (22%)
13873 Points (22%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4291 Points (64%)
3682 Points (55%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
8680 Points (70%)
6193 Points (50%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6660 Points (60%)
6118 Points (55%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
14171 Points (28%)
16467 Points (32%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
11775 Points (24%)
12317 Points (25%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
11281 Points (30%)
11917 Points (31%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 907     avg: 974     median: 973.5 (1%)     max: 1040 ms
min: 1101     avg: 1272     median: 1274.5 (1%)     max: 1693 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
102.5 ms (1%)
128.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
33152 Points (30%)
min: 19083     avg: 26794     median: 27809 (25%)     max: 32938 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
152.3 Points (44%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 185     avg: 194     median: 194 (40%)     max: 203 Points
min: 145     avg: 154     median: 148 (31%)     max: 172 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
871 Points (33%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
33.4 Watt (6%)
min: 24     avg: 33.7     median: 34.7 (6%)     max: 42.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
31.7 Watt (6%)
min: 34.5     avg: 37     median: 38 (7%)     max: 38.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
18.3 Points per Watt (14%)
min: 17.2     avg: 18.1     median: 18.1 (13%)     max: 18.9 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 3 4300U → 100% n=45

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 3500U → 94% n=45

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