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Core i5-2300 vs Ryzen 5 3500U


Description
The i5-2300 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the 3500U is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2300 gets a score of 79.5 k points while the 3500U gets 146.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 3500U is 1.8 times faster than the i5-2300 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
810f81
Core
Sandy Bridge
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
May 2011
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
24.53k points
36.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.46k points
140.97k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i5-2300
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.52k
3.24k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
7.01k
13.16k (x1.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.77k
4.41k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
3.32k (x0.79)
TOTAL
17.53k
24.12k (x1.38)

Multithread

i5-2300

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.46k
12.95k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
26.25k
57.84k (x2.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.1k
21.05k (x1.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
3.51k (x1.12)
TOTAL
52.93k
95.36k (x1.8)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-2300
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.65k
11.1k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
7.8k
18.97k (x2.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.92k
3.9k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.16k
3.39k (x0.81)
TOTAL
24.53k
37.37k (x1.52)

Multithread

i5-2300

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
32.45k
45.74k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
29.25k
75.47k (x2.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.64k
21.89k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.12k
3.49k (x1.12)
TOTAL
79.46k
146.6k (x1.84)

Performance/W
i5-2300
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
342 points/W
3049 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
308 points/W
5032 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
154 points/W
1459 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
233 points/W
TOTAL
836 points/W
9773 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2300
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2791 points/GHz
3001 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2516 points/GHz
5128 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1263 points/GHz
1053 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1343 points/GHz
916 points/GHz
TOTAL
7912 points/GHz
10099 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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