Intel Core i5 7600K vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 7600K with 4 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 7600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (6MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

1073

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +11%

1201

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

1948

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +71%

3337

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 7600K +1%

1055

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

1035

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7600K +7%

3697

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3439

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 7600K +8%

2557

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

2364

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

6792

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +11%

7577

Intel Core i5 7600K

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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

General Parameters

Jan 2017

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-7600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

91 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

4

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

35x

256 K per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

35.76 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.44 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 7600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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