AMD Ryzen 7 4980U vs Intel Processor U300

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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Processor U300
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Intel Processor U300

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 4980U or Intel Processor U300 - 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 7 4980U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Processor U300 has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Processor U300 was released in Q1/2023.
AMD Ryzen 7 (68) Family Intel Processor U (4)
AMD Ryzen 4000U (11) CPU group Intel Core i 1300P/1300U (29)
3 Generation 13
Renoir (Zen 2) Architecture Raptor Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Intel Processor U300 has 5 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Characteristic Intel Processor U300
8 Cores 5
16 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz) A-Core 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x 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 7 4980U Characteristic Intel Processor U300
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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 8 (Renoir) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
9 GPU Generation 13
7 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 48
512 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 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 8 (Renoir) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU)
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 7 4980U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Processor U300 can connect up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Characteristic Intel Processor U300
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 10.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 20
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Processor U300 is 15 W.
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Characteristic Intel Processor U300
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
25 W TDP up --
10 W TDP down 12 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Intel Processor U300 cache has a total of 10.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Characteristic Intel Processor U300
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
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
Q2/2021 Release date Q1/2023
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U (0%)
Intel Processor U300 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U (100%)
Intel Processor U300 (53%)

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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.95 GHz
1997 (100%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz
844 (42%)

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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
17470 (100%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz
9341 (53%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1262 (100%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
10214 (100%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1169 (100%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
7865 (100%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
2158 (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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz
5096 (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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
491 (100%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
5C 6T @ 4.40 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 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
3911 (100%)
Intel Processor U300 Intel Processor U300
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Intel Processor U300
Microsoft Surface Unknown

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