AMD Athlon PRO 300GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon PRO 300GE and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon PRO 300GE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	20 Sep 2019 vs 19 April 2018
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2382 vs 1911
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13900 vs 4308

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
L1 cache	576 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2382 vs 1911
PassMark - CPU mark	13900 vs 4308

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon PRO 300GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1911

2382

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4308

13900

Name	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911	2382
PassMark - CPU mark	4308	13900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5755
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3664

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon PRO 300GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen+
Launch date	20 Sep 2019	19 April 2018
OPN Tray	YD300BC6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1329	1304
Processor Number	PRO 300GE
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
OPN PIB		YD260XBCAFBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$218.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		19.29
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		209.78 mm
Maximum frequency		4.2 GHz
Transistor count		4940 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD StoreMI technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)