AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
8.60
+2.5%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 5300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking795812
Place by popularity26not in top-100
Value for money20.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+)Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date19 April 2018 (5 years old)13 April 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data
Current price$156 (0.8x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 5300G 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 speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 5300G 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)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 5300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 5300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 5300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 5300G.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 8.60
+2.5%
Ryzen 3 5300G 8.39

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G 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 2600 13205
+2.4%
Ryzen 3 5300G 12890

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G by 2% 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 2600 1152
Ryzen 3 5300G 1717
+49%

Ryzen 3 5300G outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 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 2600 4840
Ryzen 3 5300G 5482
+13.3%

Ryzen 3 5300G outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 13% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.60 8.39
Recency 19 April 2018 13 April 2021
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 5300G. The differences in performance seem too small.


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