Intel Core i5-8300H vs AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
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General info
Comparing Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i5-8300H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 998 | 1000 |
| Place by popularity | no data | 78 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | Intel Core i5 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) | Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (3 years old) | 3 March 2018 (5 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $250 |
| Current price | $520 | $814 (3.3x MSRP) |
Technical specs
Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i5-8300H 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i5-8300H 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 | FP6 | FCBGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i5-8300H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i5-8300H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i5-8300H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i5-8300H. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-4266 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | 41.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i5-8300H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Core i5-8300H outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by 7% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Core i5-8300H outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by 44% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Core i5-8300H outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by 4% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Core i5-8300H outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by 22% in TrueCrypt AES.
x264 encoding pass 1
x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms Core i5-8300H by 2% in x264 encoding pass 1.
x264 encoding pass 2
x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Core i5-8300H outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by 15% in x264 encoding pass 2.
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms Core i5-8300H by 8% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 6%
Core i5-8300H outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by 15% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 5.96 | 5.94 |
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 3 March 2018 |
| Boost clock speed | 3700 | 4000 |
| Base clock speed | 2700 | 2300 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i5-8300H. The differences in performance seem too small.
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