Ryzen 5 3450U vs Core i3-8300 specs and performance
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-8300 performs better than the Ryzen 5 3450U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 5 3450U in all gaming tests too.
Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Ryzen 5 3450U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-8300 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 5 3450U. A Ryzen 5 3450U CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-8300 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 3450U has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-8300. Despite this, the Core i3-8300 has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 5 3450U.
Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 3450U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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