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AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

► remove from comparison AMD R3 5300U

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.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

► remove from comparison AMD R5 4600U

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600U is a processor for thin and light laptops based on the Renoir architecture. The 4600U integrates six cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 2.1 (guaranteed base clock) to 4 GHz (Turbo) with SMT / Hyperthreading support (12 threads). The chip is manufactured in the modern 7 nm process at TSMC and partly thanks to it AMD advertises a 2x improved performance per Watt for the Renoir chips.

With two less cores, the Ryzen 5 4600U is clearly slower than the Ryzen 7 4700U and 4800U in multi threaded workloads. However, it should still beat the fastest 15 Watt Ice Lake Intel Core i7-1065G7 (4 cores, 3.9 GHz). Thanks to the 4 GHz Boost clock, the single core performance should be similar. Therefore, the Ryzen 5 4600U is a very fast 15 Watt CPU and clearly faster than the old Ryzen 7 3700U.

In addition to the six CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 6 integrated graphics card with 6 CUs and up to 1500 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 8 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip. See our hub page on the Renoir Processors for more information.

The TDP of the APU is specified at 15 Watt (default) and can be configured from 10 to 25 Watt by the laptop vendor. That means the chip is intended for thin and light laptops (but with fans).

ModelAMD Ryzen 3 5300UAMD Ryzen 5 4600U
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
CodenameLucienne-U (Zen 2)Renoir-U (Zen 2)
Series: Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) Renoir-U (Zen 2)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U compare1.8 - 4.3 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U compare2.1 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U « 2.6 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
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 « 2.1 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U compare2.3 - 4 GHz6 / 6 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U compare2.7 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock2600 - 3800 MHz2100 - 4000 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB384 KB
L2 Cache2 MB3 MB
L3 Cache4 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 86 / 12
TDP25 Watt15 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm
max. Temp.105 °C105 °C
SocketFP6FP6
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, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR4-3200/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
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R3 5300U
29.6 pt (41%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 4600U
31.5 pt (44%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 4772     avg: 5212     median: 5341 (5%)     max: 5522 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1102     avg: 1115     median: 1115 (47%)     max: 1129 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 431     avg: 436     median: 436 (48%)     max: 441 Points
min: 447     avg: 449     median: 447 (50%)     max: 453 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1883     avg: 2039     median: 2067 (5%)     max: 2138 Points
min: 2544     avg: 2628     median: 2544 (6%)     max: 2796 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 832     avg: 884     median: 906 (6%)     max: 915 Points
min: 838     avg: 1089     median: 1089 (7%)     max: 1340 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 166     avg: 168.7     median: 170 (51%)     max: 170 Points
min: 175     avg: 175.5     median: 175.5 (53%)     max: 176 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
9.3 Points (12%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1.9 Points (47%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
5118 Points (31%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
22139 Points (16%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
35101 Points (24%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
8723 Points (11%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
321.8 s (1%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
10 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2551 Points (4%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 19170     avg: 21836     median: 21971 (13%)     max: 24366 MIPS
34854 MIPS (20%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3755     avg: 3971     median: 3960 (47%)     max: 4198 MIPS
4247 MIPS (51%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.87     avg: 6.4     median: 6.5 (11%)     max: 6.74 fps
8.8 fps (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.9 GB/s (16%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
5.1 GB/s (13%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 968     avg: 1069     median: 1069 (14%)     max: 1170 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 524     avg: 562     median: 544 (4%)     max: 617 Seconds
402 Seconds (3%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.654     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (14%)     max: 0.664 sec
0.6 sec (14%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
7931 Points (17%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
366 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 6183     avg: 7499     median: 7958 (22%)     max: 8356 Points
min: 7925     avg: 9140     median: 9139.5 (25%)     max: 10354 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 7689     avg: 8517     median: 8604 (22%)     max: 9257 Points
11149 Points (28%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 10839     avg: 11948     median: 12075 (22%)     max: 12929 Points
17296 Points (31%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3541     avg: 3683     median: 3587 (15%)     max: 3920 Points
min: 5152     avg: 5176     median: 5175.5 (22%)     max: 5199 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1040     avg: 1063     median: 1070 (45%)     max: 1080 Points
1105 Points (47%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3730     avg: 3976     median: 4008 (7%)     max: 4191 Points
5591 Points (10%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1049     avg: 1063     median: 1062.5 (5%)     max: 1076 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4079     avg: 4107     median: 4106.5 (13%)     max: 4134 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4560 Points (46%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
16261 Points (18%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
16771 Points (30%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
4096 Points (80%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
18122 Points (28%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4432 Points (66%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 878     avg: 891     median: 890 (1%)     max: 906 ms
851 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
52372 Points (47%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 144.3     avg: 147.3     median: 147.3 (42%)     max: 150.3 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 187.3     avg: 191.9     median: 187.4 (39%)     max: 201 Points
199 Points (41%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 932     avg: 934     median: 933.5 (36%)     max: 935 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 30.2     avg: 36.6     median: 36.6 (6%)     max: 43 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 33     avg: 40.1     median: 40.7 (7%)     max: 46.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 3.11     avg: 3.3     median: 3.3 (2%)     max: 3.51 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 5.43     avg: 16.9     median: 5.9 (7%)     max: 39.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 19.7     avg: 22.5     median: 22.5 (17%)     max: 25.2 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 3 5300U → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 4600U → 120% n=17

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