Ryzen 3 4300U vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600X3D outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 3 4300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 530 | 1272 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 39.64 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 12.46 | 29.54 |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2024) | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) |
| Release date | 7 July 2023 (1 year ago) | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 96 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 74 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9800 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 3 4300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 3 4300U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 3 4300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 68.27 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 3 4300U.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.09 | 4.77 |
| Recency | 7 July 2023 | 6 January 2020 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600X3D has a 195.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Ryzen 3 4300U, on the other hand, has 600% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5600X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 4300U in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 5600X3D is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 3 4300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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