A4-7300 vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.23
+757%
A4-7300
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.96

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms A4-7300 by a whopping 757% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and A4-7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9182507
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.93no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.071.41
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and A4-7300 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)96 KB
L2 cache3 MB1024 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nm32 nm
Die size192 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and A4-7300 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
SocketAM4FM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and A4-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and A4-7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and A4-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon HD 8470D
จำนวนพาธไลน์-192
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2600 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and A4-7300.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

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 2600 8.23
+757%
A4-7300 0.96

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 13184
+761%
A4-7300 1532

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 1164
+227%
A4-7300 356

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 4897
+786%
A4-7300 553

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.23 0.96
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 32 nm

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 757.3% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-7300 in performance tests.


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