[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U – A fight between two brothers

Today we have two tricksters. The Ryzen 3 5300U and the Ryzen 5 5500U both use the 5000 name, while being built on the Zen 2 architecture. By now, they have probably managed to trick a lot of consumers, so hats off to AMD.

Despite using older technology, the processors still pack a good amount of performance, both in the 2D and 3D Rendering fields. They also come with the RX Vega 6 (15W) and RX Vega 7 (15W) iGPUs, which do a fine job at productivity tasks, while also being able to offer decent gaming performance, with mainly esports titles.

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You can find more information about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 3 5300U / Ryzen 5 5500U

Specs table

AMD Ryzen 3 5300UAMD Ryzen 5 5500U
ArchitectureZen 2Zen 2
Cores / Threads4/86/12
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost2.60 – 3.80GHz2.10 – 4.00GHz
Cache6MB11MB
Lithography7nm7nm
TDP15W15W
Memory type
DDR4–3200MHz,
LPDDR4x–4266MHz
DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4x-4266MHz
Integrated GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)

CPU benchmarks

The Ryzen 5 5500U performed better in both 3D and 2D Rendering. In Cinebench 20, the CPU scored 19% higher, while being 2.25 seconds faster in the Photoshop test, which is a big deal.

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

Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)


GPU benchmarks

The RX Vega 7 that was inside the Ryzen 5 5500U performed better. It had 29%, 78%, and 19% increased performance in 3DMark Fire Strike, Unigine Heaven 4.0, and Unigine Superposition, respectively. The gaming tests went in favor of the Ryzen 5 as well, with its iGPU having an overall higher FPS in both CS:GO and Dota 2.

Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

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


Gaming tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GOHD 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 (+4%)66 fps44 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)103 fps72 fps (+9%)51 fps (+16%)

 

DOTA 2HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)106 fps68 fps36 fps
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Ryzen 4000/5000, 15W)113 fps (+7%)75 fps (+10%)43 fps (+19%)

Conclusion

The Ryzen 5 5500U is the clear winner in this comparison, which is completely expected. After all, it is in a higher price class, so it would be a disgrace to have it lose to a Ryzen 3 CPU. Now, the question of “Which one should you pick?” arises. We would say to go for the Ryzen 5 5500U because laptops with it come at a fairly reasonable price that is quite close to laptops with the Ryzen 3 5300U. This essentially means that you’ll be getting more performance at a slightly higher price, which is great. Still, if you manage to find a good deal on laptops with any of these processors, feel free to buy them as they offer good performance and even better efficiency.

All laptops with the AMD Ryzen 3 5300U:


All laptops with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U:

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