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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs AMD Ryzen 3 5300U. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2017-04-11
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
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2021-01-12
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AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or AMD Ryzen 3 5300U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X has a base frequency of 3.5 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

AMD Ryzen 3 5300U has a base frequency of 2.6 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in 2021-01-12.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 35% better clock speed

    3.5 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    270 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    395 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    404 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    497 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    484 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    114 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    168 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    274 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    246 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    420 place
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
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  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 5300U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    224 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    252 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    245 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    374 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000U
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.3 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 6
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1500 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 6
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 384
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 3 5300U and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and AMD Ryzen 3 5300U Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow 15 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 10 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 25 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 10-25 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Lucienne (Zen 2)
  • Codename
    Summit Ridge left arrow Lucienne
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 2 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD150XBBAEBOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD150XBBAEMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD150XBBM4GAE left arrow 100-000000376
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    2017-04-11 left arrow 2021-01-12
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and AMD Ryzen 3 5300U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

341.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
439.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1811.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
2059.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

9442.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
10209.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

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