AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 5300U and AMD Ryzen 5 4600H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 6 Jan 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2434 vs 2353
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14416 vs 9704

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	11 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2434 vs 2353
PassMark - CPU mark	14416 vs 9704

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2353

2434

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9704

14416

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2353	2434
PassMark - CPU mark	9704	14416
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4403

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen 3
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	6 Jan 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000376	100-000000100
Place in performance rating	997	1091
Processor Number	5300U
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	8	12
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1400 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt	35-54 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)