AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i5-9300HF

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i5-9300HF and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Blender, WPrime, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Prime95, MATLAB, SuperPi, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 3DMark, Furmark, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Halo Infinite
Apex Legends
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Rainbow Six Siege
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
Overwatch
Valheim
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-9300HF or AMD Ryzen 5 3500C.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3500C

52%

Core i5-9300HF

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500C

51%

Core i5-9300HF

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	92.3
Valorant	103.5	104.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.0	58.7
Apex Legends	97.3	98.6
Call of Duty Warzone	77.7	78.7
Overwatch	83.9	85.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	72.4
DOOM Eternal	51.8	52.5
Warzone	80.8	81.8
Assassin's Creed	87.0	88.1
Valheim	85.9	87.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3500C

195%

Core i5-9300HF

81%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500C is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9300HF since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-9300HF
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	156
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	614	593
Cinbench 20 Single-core	356	422
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1468	2111
Cinbench 23 Single-core	867	1024
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3509	4015

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-9300HF
Single-Core	1994	2332
Multi-Core	7127	7619

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-9300HF
Single-Core	881	1100
Multi-Core	3057	4228

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-9300HF
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1440
Core name	Picasso	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	9
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s DMI
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	45 W
Memory type		DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM350CC4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-9300HF is 12% better than Ryzen 5 3500C in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9300HF is better: 28
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i5-9300HF before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500C specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-9300HF specs and review.