i7-2600S vs Ryzen 3 4300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.77
+60.6%
Core i7-2600S
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
2.97

Ryzen 3 4300U outperforms Core i7-2600S by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-2600S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12711653
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.42
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency17.734.24
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$210

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-2600S 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm32 nm
Die size156 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C69 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-2600S 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
SocketFP6LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-2600S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-2600S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-2600S 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 3 4300U and Core i7-2600S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 5Intel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.35 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-2600S integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Core i7-2600S.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 3 4300U 4.77
+60.6%
i7-2600S 2.97

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 3 4300U 7431
+60.6%
i7-2600S 4628

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 3 4300U 1269
+118%
i7-2600S 582

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 3 4300U 3400
+91.8%
i7-2600S 1773

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.77 2.97
Integrated graphics card 4.65 0.55
Recency 6 January 2020 9 January 2011
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 3 4300U has a 60.6% higher aggregate performance score, 745.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

i7-2600S, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 3 4300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2600S in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook processor while Core i7-2600S is a desktop one.


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