AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 5300G with 4 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G 's Advantages

Released 3 years late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.6GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (45W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1090

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G +20%

1311

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7507

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G +1%

7651

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G +38%

1611

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G +2%

5363

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G +39%

1462

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +9%

5787

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

5284

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G +26%

3004

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +7%

13981

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

12996

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Apr 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Cezanne

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon RX Vega 6

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

10.7 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

8

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

40x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1700 MHz

-

Shader Units

384

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Power Consumption

15 W

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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