AMD Ryzen 3 5300U vs Intel Core i3-1005G1

Ryzen 3 5300U vs Core i3-1005G1 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 3 5300U beats the Core i3-1005G1 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1005G1 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 3 5300U has significantly more cores than the Core i3-1005G1. Indeed, the Ryzen 3 5300U has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-1005G1. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1005G1. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 3 5300U has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1005G1. Also, the Ryzen 3 5300U has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 3 5300U has more L2 cache than the Core i3-1005G1. However, both these chips have the same amount of L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 3 5300U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.