Ryzen 5 3450U vs Ryzen 7 5800

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5800
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.21
+281%
Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.25

Ryzen 7 5800 outperforms Ryzen 5 3450U by a whopping 281% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 3450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4061370
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency23.6026.81
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)1 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 3450U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache32 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm12 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,150 million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 3450U 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 3450U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 3450U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 3450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Ryzen 5 3450U.

PCIe version4.0no 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 5800 16.21
+281%
Ryzen 5 3450U 4.25

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 5800 25745
+282%
Ryzen 5 3450U 6745

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.21 4.25
Recency 5 November 2020 1 May 2020
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800 has a 281.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 3450U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3450U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 5800 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook one.


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