3 100HL vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 3 100HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	900	not rated
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.48	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	12.09	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)	Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 3 100HL 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 3 100HL 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
Socket	AM4	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 3 100HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 3 100HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 3 100HL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 3 100HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Iris Xe Graphics 48EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 3 100HL.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2018	8 April 2024
Physical cores	6	8
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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