Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 3 2300X outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 3 2300X is 517 days newer than Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
- Performs up to 2% better in Battlefield IV than Ryzen 5 1600 - 405 vs 399 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 12 vs 4 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
