Ryzen 3 2300X vs A6-5200

Primary details

Comparing A6-5200 and Ryzen 3 2300X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2319	1174
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	9.72
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	10 September 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$421	$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-5200 and Ryzen 3 2300X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Die size	246 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	4800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A6-5200 and Ryzen 3 2300X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT3	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 3 2300X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1600	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 3 2300X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 3 2300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8400	-
Number of pipelines	128	-
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	1	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5200 and Ryzen 3 2300X integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 3 2300X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 11	-
Vulkan	1	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5200 and Ryzen 3 2300X.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 3 2300X outperforms A6-5200 by 352% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.08	4.88
Recency	23 May 2013	10 September 2018
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

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