AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3 8300

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i3 8300

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i3 8300 with 4 cores 3.7GHz . 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

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i3 8300 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Lower TDP (62W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +144%

1164

Intel Core i3 8300

477

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +563%

5236

Intel Core i3 8300

789

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +19%

1048

Intel Core i3 8300

877

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +123%

5787

Intel Core i3 8300

2594

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +4%

2370

Intel Core i3 8300

2272

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +125%

13981

Intel Core i3 8300

6207

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i3 8300

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Apr 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i3-8300

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

62 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

4

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

36x

Multiplier

-

96 K per core

L1 Cache

-

512 K per core

L2 Cache

-

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2400

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

37.5 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 8300

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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