[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs AMD Ryzen 3 4300U – The Ryzen 3 4300U really gave it all but it wasn’t enough

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs AMD Ryzen 3 4300U - The Ryzen 3 4300U really gave it all but it wasn't enough

From: Severin Kolakov 18 June 2021 / 07:30 | 0

With the “new” Ryzen 5000 U-series hitting the shelves, inside many laptops, we had to see what the fuss about rebranded older chips was about. While we are against rebranding old stuff and selling it as new, we understand AMD’s perspective: they have them in stock, so why not use them.

Also with the chip shortage that is happening right now, people will eat these processors, as they are still capable performers, despite being more than a year old at this point. Today we have the Ryzen 3 5300U, which will go against the Ryzen 3 4300U, to see how great is this “new” Ryzen processor.

You can take a look at our Top Laptop CPU Ranking, where we showcase the best laptop processors.

You can find more information about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 3 5300U / Ryzen 3 4300U

Specs table

	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Cores / Threads	4/8	4/4
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	2.60 – 3.80GHz	2.70 – 3.70GHz
Cache	6MB	4MB
Lithography	7nm	7nm
TDP	15W	15W
Memory type	DDR4–3200MHz, LPDDR4x–4266MHz	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4266MHz
Integrated GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)	AMD Radeon RX Vega 5

CPU benchmarks

In the 3D Rendering benchmark with Cinebench 20, the Ryzen 3 5300U managed to surpass its sibling, scoring 26% higher. In the second test, with Adobe Photoshop, the scores were much more competitive, with the Ryzen 3 4300U actually winning out, despite being the underdog, finishing 0.37 seconds faster.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

AMD Ryzen 3 5300U Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14

2088

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Lenovo IdeaPad 5 (14")

1657

GPU benchmarks

Moving over to the GPU benchmarks, the RX Vega 6 inside the Ryzen 3 5300U dominated in all three benchmarks, performing 17%, 13%, and 18% better in 3DMark Fire Strike, Unigine Heaven 4.0, and Unigine Superposition, respectively. The iGPU also performed better in our gaming tests, as it had higher fps in both CS:GO and DOTA 2, regardless of the settings presets.

3DMark Time Spy (G)

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 15W) Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14

864

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 15W) Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14

2675

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 15W) Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14

505

Gaming tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)	HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)	107 fps (+22%)	66 fps (+12%)	44 fps (+10%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	88 fps	59 fps	40 fps

DOTA 2	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)	HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)	106 fps (+8%)	68 fps (+10%)	36 fps (+13%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	98 fps	62 fps	32 fps

Conclusion

To conclude, both CPUs performed admirably, but we have to give the victory to the Ryzen 3 5300U. It was the overall better chip, albeit it lost the Photoshop battle. Still, the Ryzen 3 4300U showed up and was here to fight. It is also the more affordable processor, as laptops with it start at around 400$. Both of these processors can be great for a school laptop, and can even handle some light to medium workloads.