AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• Around 18% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
• Around 36% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
• Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2350 vs 1376
• 5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7592 vs 1442

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2117 vs 1011
• Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3616 vs 3088

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 565 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2350 1376
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	7592 1442
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1011 2117
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	3088 3616

Compare specifications (specs)