[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs Ryzen 5 4500U – The Ryzen 5 performed better, but the Ryzen 3 isn’t that far behind

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs Ryzen 5 4500U - The Ryzen 5 performed better, but the Ryzen 3 isn't that far behind

From: Severin Kolakov 02 July 2021 / 07:30 | 0

The AMD CPU space is quite exciting, with many chips offering decent performance, despite their low price. They really started a revolution in the field, stopping the hegemony of Intel, and quickly started carving a space for themselves, until they themselves became the hegemony, by simply offering better products.

Today we have two AMD processors, which use the same architecture, despite being branded as different generations. These CPUs are also from different price brackets, so it will be interesting to see how they compare to one another.

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

Today we are comparing the AMD Ryzen 3 5300U against the Ryzen 5 4500U.

You can find more information about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 3 5300U / Ryzen 5 4500U

Specs table

	AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Cores / Threads	4/8	6/6
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	2.60 – 3.80GHz	2.30 – 4.00GHz
Cache	6MB	8MB
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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)

CPU benchmarks

In the 3D Rendering benchmark with Cinebench 20, the Ryzen 5 4500U scored 15% higher. The same CPU was also better in the 2D Rendering tests with Adobe Photoshop, where it finished first with a lead of nearly two seconds, which is a massive gap.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

AMD Ryzen 3 5300U Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14

5424

GPU benchmarks

Both laptops use the same iGPU, the RX Vega 6 (15W). The unit inside the Ryzen 5 4500U performed 14%, 15%, and 9% better in 3DMark Fire Strike, Unigine Heaven 4.0, and Unigine Superposition, respectively. As we always test different devices, the performance of a CPU or a GPU can vary from device to device, which we attribute to cooling and the speed and size of the RAM that it uses. In case you’re not aware, integrated graphics rely heavily on the system RAM since they don’t have their own VRAM.

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) – Ryzen 3 5300U	107 fps	66 fps	44 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W) – Ryzen 5 4500U	109 fps (+2%)	76 fps (+15%)	53 fps (+20%)

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) – Ryzen 3 5300U	106 fps	68 fps	36 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W) – Ryzen 5 4500U	111 fps (+5%)	73 fps (+7%)	42 fps (+17%)

Conclusion

The Ryzen 5 4500U performed better across all of our tests, which was to be expected, as it is placed ahead of the Ryzen 3 5300U in the AMD pyramid. Still, it is commendable that the Ryzen 3 5300U reached that level of performance. We would advise you to check the prices of laptops with both chips and to make a decision for yourself. It would be even better if could snag a laptop with a Zen 3-based U-series chip, which would be the best possible case.