i3-N300 vs Ryzen 5 7600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 7600X
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 105 Watt
17.93
+235%
Core i3-N300
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
5.35

Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms Core i3-N300 by a whopping 235% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3451178
Place by popularity68not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency16.1672.33
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date27 September 2022 (2 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed4.7 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.3 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache384 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB2 MB (per module)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size70 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)61 °Cno data
Number of transistorsCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475VIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size128 GB16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes249
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

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 7600X 17.93
+235%
i3-N300 5.35

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 7600X 28475
+235%
i3-N300 8497

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 7600X 8480
+194%
i3-N300 2884

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 7600X 49430
+311%
i3-N300 12014

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 7600X 17291
+306%
i3-N300 4261

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 7600X 2.76
+534%
i3-N300 17.49

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 7600X 28
+432%
i3-N300 5

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 7600X 2517
+505%
i3-N300 416

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 7600X 314
+269%
i3-N300 85

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 7600X 3.71
+264%
i3-N300 1.02

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 7600X 13.2
+408%
i3-N300 2.6

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 7600X 16178
+745%
i3-N300 1915

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 7600X 148
+412%
i3-N300 29

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 7600X 367
+244%
i3-N300 107

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 7600X 12003
+349%
i3-N300 2674

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 7600X 205
i3-N300 1095
+434%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 7600X 2217
+254%
i3-N300 626

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 7600X 8058
+235%
i3-N300 2403

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 7600X 69291
+479%
i3-N300 11976

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 7600X 371
+255%
i3-N300 104

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 5 7600X 2193
+315%
i3-N300 529

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 5 7600X 328
i3-N300 2147
+555%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.93 5.35
Integrated graphics card 4.43 5.58
Recency 27 September 2022 3 January 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 7 Watt

Ryzen 5 7600X has a 235.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more threads.

i3-N300, on the other hand, has 26% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 months, 33.3% more physical cores, and 1400% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-N300 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 7600X is a desktop processor while Core i3-N300 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 7600X and Core i3-N300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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