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    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

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