AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs AMD A6-9500E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD A6-9500E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

AMD A6-9500E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2357 vs 1369
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7586 vs 1725

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2018 vs 27 July 2017
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2357 vs 1369
PassMark - CPU mark	7586 vs 1725

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9500E

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2240 vs 1011
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3331 vs 3088

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2240 vs 1011
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3331 vs 3088

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
CPU 2: AMD A6-9500E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2357

1369

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7586

1725

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1011

2240

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3088

3331

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X	AMD A6-9500E
PassMark - Single thread mark	2357	1369
PassMark - CPU mark	7586	1725
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1011	2240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3088	3331

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X	AMD A6-9500E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	10 September 2018	27 July 2017
OPN Tray	YD230XBBM4KAF	AD9500AHM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1397	1404
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		AD9500AHABBOX
Price now		$59.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	210 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	4950 million	1178 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		6
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x8
Max number of PCIe lanes		8
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		4
Processor graphics		Radeon R5 Series
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		DirectX® 12
Vulkan