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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Ryzen 3 2300U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 545 days newer than Ryzen 3 2300U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 15 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 3 2300U - 146 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300U - 12 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 3 2300U
Mobile • Jan 8th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket FP5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Radeon Vega 6 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 2300U or Ryzen 5 3600X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
33 FPS
$34.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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24 FPS
$52.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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9 FPS
$222.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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