AMD Ryzen 3 4300U vs Intel Core i7-12800HE

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AMD Ryzen 3 4300U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-12800HE
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Intel Core i7-12800HE

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U or Intel Core i7-12800HE - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U was released in Q1/2020.

The Intel Core i7-12800HE has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HE was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Ryzen 3 (33) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 4000U (11) CPU group Intel Core i 12000H (23)
3 Generation 12
Renoir (Zen 2) Architecture Alder Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 3 3300U Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U Successor Intel Core i7-13800HE

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Core i7-12800HE has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
4 Cores 14
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz)
6x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
5 GPU Generation 13
7 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
5 Compute units 96
320 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-12800HE can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 11.50 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 28
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i7-12800HE is 45 W.

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) 115 W
25 W TDP up --
10 W TDP down 35 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 4300U has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-12800HE cache has a total of 35.50 MB.

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Characteristic Intel Core i7-12800HE
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
FP6 Socket BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2020 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (61%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (26%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1058 (60%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1753 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
2655 (21%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
12465 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1340 (61%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2196 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3140 (26%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
12167 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 (Renoir) @ 1.40 GHz
896 (42%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz
2146 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
7510 (31%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
24605 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
425 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1502 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
42 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
167 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
578 (100%)
Intel Core i7-12800HE Intel Core i7-12800HE
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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