AMD Ryzen 3 3300U vs Intel Core i5-8265U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3300U and Intel Core i5-8265U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Launch date 6 Jan 2019 vs 21 August 2018
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 32 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8265U

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2044 vs 1831
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5877 vs 5635
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
L3 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2044 vs 1831
PassMark - CPU mark 5877 vs 5635

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8265U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1831
2044
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5635
5877
Name AMD Ryzen 3 3300U Intel Core i5-8265U
PassMark - Single thread mark 1831 2044
PassMark - CPU mark 5635 5877
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2803
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 26.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 296.492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 17.731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.943
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1665
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3208
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5740
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1665
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3208
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5740

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U Intel Core i5-8265U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Whiskey Lake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 6 Jan 2019 21 August 2018
OPN Tray YM3300C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating 1373 964
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Mobile
Price now $297
Processor Number i5-8265U
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 8.04

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 1.60 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L1 cache 384 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Die size 123 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 32 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1200 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 6 Graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Device ID 0x3EA0
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 12 Watt 10 W
Configurable TDP-up 35 Watt 25 W
Sockets supported FP5 FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 1.80 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 46x24

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)