i5-1245U vs Ryzen 3 5300U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 5300U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.22
Core i5-1245U
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.59
+38.1%

Core i5-1245U outperforms Ryzen 3 5300U by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1245U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1082895
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency38.5153.19
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 i5-1245U 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 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 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 i5-1245U 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
SocketFP6FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1245U. 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+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1245U 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 i5-1245U 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 i5-1245U. 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)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1245U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Core i5-1245U 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 i5-1245U 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 i5-1245U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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 6.22
i5-1245U 8.59
+38.1%

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 9689
i5-1245U 13385
+38.1%

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
i5-1245U 8303
+62.2%

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
i5-1245U 37663
+70.1%

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
i5-1245U 12162
+53.3%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 3 5300U 9
i5-1245U 16
+74.4%

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
i5-1245U 1311
+44.7%

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
i5-1245U 242
+42.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 3 5300U 1.89
i5-1245U 2.92
+54.5%

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.

Ryzen 3 5300U 5.1
i5-1245U 9.2
+80.4%

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
i5-1245U 6154
+141%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 5300U 4008
i5-1245U 9065
+126%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 3 5300U 544
+40.2%
i5-1245U 388

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 3 5300U 1070
i5-1245U 1675
+56.5%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 3 5300U 3960
i5-1245U 5097
+28.7%

7-Zip

Ryzen 3 5300U 21971
i5-1245U 35918
+63.5%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 3 5300U 187
i5-1245U 271
+44.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.22 8.59
Recency 12 January 2021 23 February 2022
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 12

i5-1245U has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 150% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Core i5-1245U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5300U in performance tests.


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