AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs AMD 3020e

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 3450U and AMD 3020e is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD 3020e
• Family
  AMD Ryzen 5 AMD E
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000U AMD 3000e/Ce
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  2 4

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs AMD 3020e by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  4 / 8 2 / 4
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  4x 2x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.10 GHz 1.20 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.50 GHz 2.60 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 3450U and AMD 3020e along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  1.20 GHz 1.00 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  8 3
• Shader
  512 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  8 8
• Direct X
  12 12
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018 Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 3450U and AMD 3020e. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 3450U and AMD 3020e you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 32 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  38.4 GB/s --
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  3.0 x 12 3.0 x 8
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 3450U or AMD 3020e? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 6 W
• TDP up
  35 W --
• TDP down
  12 W --
• Tjunction max.
  105 \xc2\xb0C 105 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 3450U and AMD 3020e CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  12 nm 14 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet
• Socket
  FP5 FT5
• L2-Cache
  2.00 MB 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Picasso (Zen+) Dali (Zen)
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q1/2020