AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz 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

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +15%

1201

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +29%

4315

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3337

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

988

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +4%

1035

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +71%

5881

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3439

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +7%

2364

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +71%

13019

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

7577

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

General Parameters

Apr 2017

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

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

4

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

35x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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