Intel Core i3-10300T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3450U

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i3-10300T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3450U tests and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, PassMark, Gears 5, Prime95, Blender, WPrime, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, RealBench, SuperPi, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3450U or Intel Core i3-10300T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-10300T

52%

Ryzen 5 3450U

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-10300T

52%

Ryzen 5 3450U

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.7	90.9
Valorant	104.3	103.3
Cyberpunk 2077	58.4	57.9
Apex Legends	98.0	97.1
Call of Duty Warzone	78.2	77.5
Overwatch	84.4	83.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.9	71.3
DOOM Eternal	52.1	51.7
Warzone	81.3	80.6
Assassin's Creed	87.6	86.8
Valheim	86.5	85.7

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-10300T

98%

Ryzen 5 3450U

176%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3450U is more energy efficient than the Core i3-10300T as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly 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 machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out 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 use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-10300T	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	176	128
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	885	675
Cinbench 20 Single-core	408	328
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2001	1511
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1064	860
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4134	4042

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

	Intel Core i3-10300T	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
Single-Core	2380	2008
Multi-Core	8272	7359

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

	Intel Core i3-10300T	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
Single-Core	1031	796
Multi-Core	3667	2857

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 in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-10300T	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP5
Core name	Comet Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	10	2
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YM3450C4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-10300T is 29% better than Ryzen 5 3450U 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 Intel Core i3-10300T is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3450U is better: 7
Although it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i3-10300T and AMD Ryzen 5 3450U before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i3-10300T specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3450U specs and review.