Intel Core i3 8300 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 8300 with 4 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 8300 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Lower TDP (62W vs 65W)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 's Advantages

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

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

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 8300

477

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +158%

1234

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 8300

789

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +441%

4269

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i3 8300

877

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +10%

971

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 8300

2594

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +49%

3880

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i3 8300

2272

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +1%

2313

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i3 8300

6207

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +52%

9465

Intel Core i3 8300

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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i3-8300

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

62 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

8

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

-

Multiplier

36x

-

L1 Cache

96 K per core

-

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

-

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

37.5 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

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

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 8300

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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