Ryzen 3 5300G vs Ryzen 5 4600G
Aggregated performance score
Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G by a significant 24% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 4600G and Ryzen 3 5300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 682 | 835 |
| Place by popularity | 18 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 32.85 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir (2020−2022) | Cezanne (2021−2022) |
| Release date | 21 July 2020 (3 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 4600G and Ryzen 3 5300G 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 | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 4600G and Ryzen 3 5300G 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 | AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Ryzen 3 5300G. 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 4600G and Ryzen 3 5300G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Ryzen 3 5300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Ryzen 3 5300G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
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 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G by 24% based on our aggregated 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 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G by 25% in Passmark.
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: 42%
Ryzen 3 5300G outperforms Ryzen 5 4600G by 9% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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: 42%
Ryzen 5 4600G outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G by 12% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.38 | 8.34 |
| Integrated graphics card | 3.03 | |
| Recency | 21 July 2020 | 13 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
The Ryzen 5 4600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5300G in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4600G and Ryzen 3 5300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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