AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 3 5300U
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5500U with 6-cores against the 2.6 GHz Ryzen 3 5300U with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
- Has 2 more physical cores
- More powerful Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics: 1.6 vs 1.2 TFLOPS
- 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 504.2 MB/sec | 363 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 32.5 Klines/sec | 30 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 103.5 pages/sec | 86.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 151.5 Mpixels/sec | 138.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 124.6 pages/sec | 125.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 27.2 images/sec | 26.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 49.8 images/sec | 41.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 8.97 Mpixels/sec | 7.05 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 44.4 GOps/sec | 28.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 25.6 GOps/sec | 17.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 26M Primes/sec | 18M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 18.7M Strings/sec | 13.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 10.2 GBytes/sec | 7.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 171.4 MBytes/sec | 125.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 526 Frames/sec | 409 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 10.7B Matrices/sec | 8.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16.2 PPW | 10 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 240.2 PPW | 178.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 504.4 PPW | 369 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.68 PPW | 2.38 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-08-11 (Akhil) | Cinebench 2024 | 68 / 404 |
| π 2025-06-06 (DON'T_SYBAU β€οΈ) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1515 / 6409 |
| π 2025-06-04 (Micro_review) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1526 / 6005 |
| π 2025-05-14 (Josh Passed) | Cinebench 2024 | 69 / 315 |
| π 2024-05-30 (Wildan) | Cinebench 2024 | 68 / 367 |
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 3 5300UGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | January 12, 2021 | January 12, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 2 (Lucienne) | Zen 2 (Lucienne) |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Radeon RX Vega 6 |
| Rival Equivalent | - Intel Core i5 1135G7 | - Intel Core i5 1135G7 |
| Successor | - AMD Ryzen 5 7520U | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (165th and 172nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 21x | 26x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8MB (shared) | 4MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 10-25 W (configurable) | 10-25 W (configurable) |
| Socket | FP6 | FP6 |
| Peak Temperature | 105Β°C | 105Β°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Radeon RX Vega 6 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 448 | 384 |
| TMUs | 28 | 24 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 7 | 6 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 6 compared to Vega 7
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR4-4266 |
- DDR4-3200 - LPDDR4-4266 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U official page | AMD Ryzen 3 5300U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 12 |
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