AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 5 2600

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 2300X with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 4MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +2%

1201

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3337

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +35%

4526

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

1035

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1029

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3439

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +63%

5638

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +5%

2364

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

7577

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +73%

13124

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

General Parameters

Sep 2018

Release Date

Sep 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Zen+

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

34x

128 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

4 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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