Ryzen 5 3450U vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.62
+95.5%

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Ryzen 5 3450U by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 3450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9011365
Place by popularity22not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency12.0926.81
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)1 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 3450U 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 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache576 KB384 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography12 nm12 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C105 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 3450U 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)no data
SocketAM4FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 3450U. 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, SMEMMX, 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
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 3450U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 3450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 3450U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

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 8.62
+95.5%
Ryzen 5 3450U 4.41

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 13189
+95.6%
Ryzen 5 3450U 6742

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
+120%
Ryzen 5 3450U 567

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
+14.4%
Ryzen 5 3450U 138

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2600 6070
+104%
Ryzen 5 3450U 2972

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 2600 375
Ryzen 5 3450U 946
+152%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 2600 1119
+33.3%
Ryzen 5 3450U 839

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 2600 4020
+19.7%
Ryzen 5 3450U 3359

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 2600 30898
+94.6%
Ryzen 5 3450U 15878

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 2600 179
+23%
Ryzen 5 3450U 146

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.62 4.41
Recency 13 April 2018 1 May 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600 has a 95.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 5 3450U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3450U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook one.


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