i3-330M vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Place in the ranking	887	2746
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	12.35	1.75
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i3-330M 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	0.03 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	34	16
L1 cache	576 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Die size	213 mm²	81+114 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors	4800 Million	382 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i3-330M 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM4	BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i3-330M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i3-330M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i3-330M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i3-330M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i3-330M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i3-330M.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

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 PRO 2600 8.80
+1213%

i3-330M 0.67

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 PRO 2600 13465
+1215%

i3-330M 1024

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 PRO 2600 1175
+334%

i3-330M 271

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 PRO 2600 4742
+741%

i3-330M 564

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.80	0.67
Recency	6 September 2018	7 January 2010
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	12 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has a 1213.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.

i3-330M, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-330M in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is a desktop processor while Core i3-330M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i3-330M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.