AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD Phenom II X2 570 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 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
  • 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 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2354 vs 1409
  • 5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7603 vs 1437
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 September 2018 vs May 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2354 vs 1409
PassMark - CPU mark 7603 vs 1437

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2107 vs 1011
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3615 vs 3088
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2107 vs 1011
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3615 vs 3088

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2354
1409
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7603
1437
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1011
2107
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3088
3615
Name AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2354 1409
PassMark - CPU mark 7603 1437
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1011 2107
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3088 3615

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Callisto
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 10 September 2018 May 2010
OPN Tray YD230XBBM4KAF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1402 1428
Series AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Die size 210 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 4950 million 758 million
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)