Ryzen 3 4300G vs Ryzen 5 3500
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Ryzen 3 4300G by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 3 4300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 858 | 935 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.67 | 18.67 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2019−2020) | Renoir (2020−2022) |
| Release date | no data | 21 July 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $150 | $218 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 3 4300G has 409% better value for money than Ryzen 5 3500.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 3 4300G 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 3 4300G 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 3 4300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 3 4300G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 3 4300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 3 4300G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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 5 3500 outperforms Ryzen 3 4300G by 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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%
Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Ryzen 3 4300G by 17% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.27 | 7.09 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
The Ryzen 5 3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 4300G in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 3 4300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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