AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs Intel Core i7-6500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 5300U and Intel Core i7-6500U 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, 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 i7-6500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2345 vs 1692
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9629 vs 3283

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345 vs 1692
PassMark - CPU mark	9629 vs 3283

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2345

1692

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9629

3283

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	Intel Core i7-6500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2345	1692
PassMark - CPU mark	9629	3283
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		52.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		21.871
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4095
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1444
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4095

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	Intel Core i7-6500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 3
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	1 September 2015
OPN Tray	100-000000376
Place in performance rating	1020	1293
Processor Number	5300U	i7-6500U
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$393
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	8	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		99 mm
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1400 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 520
Device ID		0x1916
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.60 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
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)
Advanced Technologies
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® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)