i5-1230U vs Ryzen 3 5300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 5300U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.11
Core i5-1230U
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 9 Watt
6.91
+13.1%

Core i5-1230U outperforms Ryzen 3 5300U by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10951020
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency38.5772.71
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U 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
SocketFP6FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1230U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1214

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 5300U 6.11
i5-1230U 6.91
+13.1%

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 5300U 9700
i5-1230U 10977
+13.2%

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.

Ryzen 3 5300U 1215
i5-1230U 1598
+31.5%

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.

Ryzen 3 5300U 3611
i5-1230U 5513
+52.7%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 3 5300U 5118
i5-1230U 7290
+42.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 3 5300U 22139
+28.4%
i5-1230U 17243

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 3 5300U 7931
+19.4%
i5-1230U 6641

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 3 5300U 906
+76.3%
i5-1230U 514

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.

Ryzen 3 5300U 170
i5-1230U 187
+9.9%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 3 5300U 2551
i5-1230U 4985
+95.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 5300U 4008
i5-1230U 6755
+68.5%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 5300U 544
i5-1230U 754
+38.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 5300U 1070
i5-1230U 1529
+42.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 5300U 3960
i5-1230U 3969
+0.2%

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 5300U 21971
+9.4%
i5-1230U 20092

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 5300U 187
i5-1230U 234
+24.6%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 3 5300U 934
i5-1230U 1312
+40.5%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Ryzen 3 5300U 16771
i5-1230U 21447
+27.9%

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Ryzen 3 5300U 4096
i5-1230U 5120
+25%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 3 5300U 147
i5-1230U 204
+38.6%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 3 5300U 1069
i5-1230U 1459
+36.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.11 6.91
Recency 12 January 2021 23 February 2022
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 9 Watt

i5-1230U has a 13.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 150% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-1230U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5300U in performance tests.


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