Intel Pentium E5500 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3300U

Last updated: 2023-05-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium E5500		AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
CPU comparison Intel Pentium E5500 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300U - 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 Intel Pentium E5500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5500 was released in Q2/2010. The AMD Ryzen 3 3300U has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 3300U was released in Q1/2019.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 3000U (10)
2	Generation	2
Wolfdale (Penryn)	Architecture	Picasso (Zen+)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 3 4300U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium E5500 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 3 3300U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.50 GHz).
Intel Pentium E5500	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
2.80 GHz	Frequency	2.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.10 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.
Intel Pentium E5500	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge)
	GPU frequency	1.10 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	8
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	6
--	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium E5500 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 3300U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Pentium E5500	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
DDR3-1333, DDR2-800	Memory	DDR4-2400
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium E5500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 3 3300U is 15 W.
Intel Pentium E5500	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	35 W
--	TDP down	12 W
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium E5500 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 3 3300U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Pentium E5500	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
45 nm	Technology	12 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 775	Socket	FP5
VT-x	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2010	Release date	Q1/2019
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium E5500 (52%)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium E5500 (23%)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300U (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.


	Intel Pentium E5500 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	396 (52%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	760 (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.


	Intel Pentium E5500 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	686 (28%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2472 (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.


	Intel Pentium E5500 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1009 (18%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	5684 (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.


	Intel Pentium E5500 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	967 (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.


	Intel Pentium E5500 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2567 (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.


	Intel Pentium E5500 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	309 (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.


	Intel Pentium E5500 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	845 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Pentium E5500 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	452 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 2.10 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.


	Intel Pentium E5500 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	138 (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.


	Intel Pentium E5500 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300U 4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	510 (100%)

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