AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i7-2600K

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2017
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Intel Core i7-2600K
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i7-2600K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    105%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    109%
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    119%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

9% higher single threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600K

19% higher multi threaded performance.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 3 1300XIntel Core i7-2600K
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
XFR
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD Ryzen 3 1300XIntel Core i7-2600K
ArchitectureAMD ZenvsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameZenvsSandy Bridge
Release DateJun 2017vsJan 2011

Cores

AMD Ryzen 3 1300XIntel Core i7-2600K
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 3000

Cache

AMD Ryzen 3 1300XIntel Core i7-2600K
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD Ryzen 3 1300XIntel Core i7-2600K
SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
Die Size192mm²vs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen 3 1300XIntel Core i7-2600K
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock3700 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    4070 points
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    3800 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    14960 points
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    16320 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    515
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    614

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
    141
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    129

points - higher is better