AMD Ryzen 3 3350U vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3350U and Intel Core i5-7300HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. 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).

AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

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
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5867 vs 5100

Specifications (specs)
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5867 vs 5100

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1959 vs 1927

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1959 vs 1927

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7300HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1927

1959

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5867

5100

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1927	1959
PassMark - CPU mark	5867	5100
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1940
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		24.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		244.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		15.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.155
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4368
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2449
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4368

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q1 2019	3 January 2017
OPN Tray	YM3300C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1193	1118
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Processor Number		i5-7300HQ
Series		7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.50 GHz
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	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x591B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
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
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)
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@30Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)