AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i3-9300

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i3-9300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 62 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2596 vs 2561
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16123 vs 7137
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 vs 23 April 2019
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 62 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2596 vs 2561
PassMark - CPU mark 16123 vs 7137

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9300

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4500
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-9300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2596
2561
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16123
7137
Name AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Intel Core i3-9300
PassMark - Single thread mark 2596 2561
PassMark - CPU mark 16123 7137
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4821

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Intel Core i3-9300

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $129 $143, $152
Place in performance rating 989 945
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i3-9300

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.70 GHz
Die size 156 mm²
L1 cache 384 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12 4
Transistor count 9800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP6 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 62 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E91
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

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

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
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)