Ryzen 3 3300X vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
Ryzen 3 3300X
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.45
+1.8%

Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 3300X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking916904
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.1331.96
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency12.0812.30
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$120

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3300X has 215% better value for money than Ryzen 5 2600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 3300X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache576 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size213 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 3300X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 3300X. 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, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 3300X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 3300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 3300X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 5 2600 8.30
Ryzen 3 3300X 8.45
+1.8%

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 5 2600 13188
Ryzen 3 3300X 13425
+1.8%

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 5 2600 1164
Ryzen 3 3300X 1709
+46.8%

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 5 2600 4901
Ryzen 3 3300X 5922
+20.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 2600 4726
Ryzen 3 3300X 5856
+23.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 2600 28173
+10.8%
Ryzen 3 3300X 25416

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 2600 5.5
+9.8%
Ryzen 3 3300X 6.04

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 2600 14
+16%
Ryzen 3 3300X 12

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 2600 1248
+16.5%
Ryzen 3 3300X 1071

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2600 157
Ryzen 3 3300X 195
+24%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2600 1.76
Ryzen 3 3300X 2.28
+29.5%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 2600 7.5
+27.1%
Ryzen 3 3300X 5.9

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 2600 4517
Ryzen 3 3300X 7177
+58.9%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 2600 75
+21.4%
Ryzen 3 3300X 62

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 2600 205
Ryzen 3 3300X 234
+13.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2600 6070
+14.3%
Ryzen 3 3300X 5311

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 2600 375
Ryzen 3 3300X 449
+19.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 2600 1119
Ryzen 3 3300X 1296
+15.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 2600 4020
Ryzen 3 3300X 5329
+32.6%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 2600 30898
+1.8%
Ryzen 3 3300X 30353

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 2600 179
Ryzen 3 3300X 233
+30.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 8.45
Recency 13 April 2018 24 April 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 5 2600 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 3 3300X, on the other hand, has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 3 3300X.


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