Ryzen 3 5300U vs Core i5-4200M comparison
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 3 5300U performs better than the Core i5-4200M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-4200M in all gaming tests too.
With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 3 5300U has significantly more cores with 4 cores whereas the Core i5-4200M has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-4200M. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen 3 5300U has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i5-4200M. Also, the Ryzen 3 5300U has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 3 5300U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-4200M CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.
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.
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