AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs Intel Core i5-4590

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 5300U and Intel Core i5-4590 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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).

AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

Intel Core i5-4590

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 44% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 72.72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2345 vs 2084
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9629 vs 5377

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs May 2014
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 72.72°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345 vs 2084
PassMark - CPU mark	9629 vs 5377

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4590

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2345

2084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9629

5377

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	Intel Core i5-4590
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345	2084
PassMark - CPU mark	9629	5377
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		876
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2820
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		71.742
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.131
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1067
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3383
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1067
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3383

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	Intel Core i5-4590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Family	Ryzen 3
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	May 2014
OPN Tray	100-000000376
Place in performance rating	1020	1821
Processor Number	5300U	i5-4590
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$300
Price now		$188.99
Series		4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		11.38
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	72.72°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	8	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1400 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Device ID		0x412
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)