AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2021
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
    124%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
    147%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
    101%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

Much higher single threaded performance (around 47% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 2600.
Around 24% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2600

None

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 3 5300GAMD Ryzen 5 2600
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4A
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
SHA
F16C
FMA3
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2
3DNow!
CnQ
NX bit

Architecture

AMD Ryzen 3 5300GAMD Ryzen 5 2600
ArchitectureAMD Zen 3vsAMD Zen+
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameCezannevsZen
Release DateApr 2021vsMar 2018

Cores

AMD Ryzen 3 5300GAMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cores4vs6
Threads8vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 6vsNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen 3 5300GAMD Ryzen 5 2600
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8MBvs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD Ryzen 3 5300GAMD Ryzen 5 2600
SocketAMD Socket AM4vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp95°Cvsunknown
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process7 nmvs14 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen 3 5300GAMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
    5040 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    4290 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
    23424 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    27376 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 3 5300G (simulated)
    238
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (simulated)
    161.51

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 3 5300G (simulated)
    1342.7
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (simulated)
    1325.06

points - higher is better