AMD Ryzen 3 1300 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 1300 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 3 1300

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 1300

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB vs 96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 1300
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 1300	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
PassMark - Single thread mark		2195
PassMark - CPU mark		13041
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.434

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 1300	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Zen
Launch date	April 2017	11 April 2017
Place in performance rating	not rated	1811
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
OPN PIB		YD160XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray		YD160XBCM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$171.03
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		22.78
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	192 mm	192 mm
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	576 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Transistor count	4800 million	4800 million
Base frequency		3.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of threads		12
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture