Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Ryzen 3 4300G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 4300G
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
6.79
Ryzen 9 5900HS
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
13.61
+100%

Ryzen 9 5900HS outperforms Ryzen 3 4300G by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 4300G and Ryzen 9 5900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1032552
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency9.8936.80
Architecture codenameRenoir (2020−2023)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date21 July 2020 (4 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 4300G and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier3830
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2180 mm2
Number of transistors9800 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 4300G and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Ryzen 9 5900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Ryzen 9 5900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Ryzen 9 5900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 6AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300G and Ryzen 9 5900HS.

PCIe version3.03.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 3 4300G 6.79
Ryzen 9 5900HS 13.61
+100%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 3 4300G 10791
Ryzen 9 5900HS 21613
+100%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.79 13.61
Integrated graphics card 3.04 9.05
Recency 21 July 2020 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900HS has a 100.4% higher aggregate performance score, 197.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 4300G in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 4300G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 5900HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 4300G and Ryzen 9 5900HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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