Processor U300 vs i5-9300HF
Aggregate performance score
Processor U300 outperforms Core i5-9300HF by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1539 | 1388 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.92 | 17.94 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Raptor Lake-U |
| Power efficiency | no data | 35.60 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019) | Raptor Lake-U (2023) |
| Release date | 30 April 2019 (6 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Processor U300 has 358% better value for money than i5-9300HF.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i5-9300HF and Processor U300 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s DMI | 55 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-9300HF and Processor U300 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1440 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9300HF and Processor U300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-9300HF and Processor U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9300HF and Processor U300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9300HF and Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 41.8 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9300HF and Processor U300.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.11 | 4.98 |
| Recency | 30 April 2019 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 5 |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
i5-9300HF has 33.3% more threads.
Processor U300, on the other hand, has a 21.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 25% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Intel Processor U300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-9300HF in performance tests.
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