Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G vs Ryzen 5 PRO 230
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 230 outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 793 | 1073 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.13 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) | Cezanne (2021−2025) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 5 September 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 230 and Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G 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 | 3.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 230 and Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 MB + 16 MB | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 230 and Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 230 and Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 230 and Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz) | AMD Radeon Vega 6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 230 and Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.17 | 7.96 |
| Integrated graphics card | 12.97 | 2.79 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 5 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 230 has a 40.3% higher aggregate performance score, 364.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 230 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 PRO 5355G is a desktop one.
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