Ryzen 3 5300G vs Ryzen 7 3700U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.50
Ryzen 3 5300G
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.13
+80.7%

Ryzen 3 5300G outperforms Ryzen 7 3700U by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 5300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1309923
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiency28.3911.84
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.3 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier2340
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 5300G. 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 5300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 5300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 10AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 5300G.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Ryzen 7 3700U 4.50
Ryzen 3 5300G 8.13
+80.7%

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 7 3700U 7143
Ryzen 3 5300G 12912
+80.8%

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.

Ryzen 7 3700U 928
Ryzen 3 5300G 1763
+90%

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.

Ryzen 7 3700U 2698
Ryzen 3 5300G 5441
+102%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 8.13
Integrated graphics card 4.23 3.04
Recency 6 January 2019 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700U has 39.1% faster integrated GPU, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 3 5300G, on the other hand, has a 80.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 3 5300G is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 3700U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 3700U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 5300G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3700U and Ryzen 3 5300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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