AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Ryzen 5 1600X

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 1600X
8.51

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 3 3300X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking802783
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money14.8727.37
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date11 April 2017 (6 years old)24 April 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$249$120
Current price$140 (0.6x MSRP)$195 (1.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3300X has 84% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600X.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 3 3300X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache96K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm274 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 3 3300X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 3 3300X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 3 3300X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 3 3300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 3 3300X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2416

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 5 1600X 8.51
Ryzen 3 3300X 8.74
+2.7%

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 1600X 13068
Ryzen 3 3300X 13425
+2.7%

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X by 3% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 1600X 1124
Ryzen 3 3300X 1671
+48.7%

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X by 49% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 1600X 4757
Ryzen 3 3300X 5798
+21.9%

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X by 22% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.51 8.74
Recency 11 April 2017 24 April 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Cost $249 $120
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600X and Ryzen 3 3300X. The differences in performance seem too small.


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