AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U vs Intel Core i5-4690S

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-4690S
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U Intel Core i5-4690S

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U or Intel Core i5-4690S - 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 PRO 2300U has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U was released in Q1/2018.

The Intel Core i5-4690S has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4690S was released in Q2/2014.
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO (16) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 2000U (7) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Raven Ridge (Zen) Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.40 GHz). The Intel Core i5-4690S has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.90 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
2.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 6 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
1.10 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
8 GPU Generation 7.5
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 20
384 Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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 6 (Raven Ridge) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-4690S can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1600
32 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i5-4690S is 65 W.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-4690S cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U Characteristic Intel Core i5-4690S
14 nm Technology 22 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
FP5 Socket LGA 1150
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price 224 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U (82%)
Intel Core i5-4690S (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U (89%)
Intel Core i5-4690S (99%)

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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
727 (80%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
914 (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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2282 (76%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3021 (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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
914 (77%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1181 (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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2610 (84%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3089 (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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
845 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (45%)

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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
5730 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
5418 (95%)

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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
134 (88%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
152 (100%)

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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
480 (95%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
505 (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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
328 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.90 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 PRO 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1008 (100%)
Intel Core i5-4690S Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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