AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs Intel Core i3-6300

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Intel Core i3-6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 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
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • Around 46% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 65°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • 4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x 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
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13509 vs 4344
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2018 vs September 2015
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13509 vs 4344

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6300

  • Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2290 vs 2275
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2290 vs 2275

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2275
2290
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13509
4344
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 Intel Core i3-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark 2275 2290
PassMark - CPU mark 13509 4344
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 954
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.05
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 243.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 30.199
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5991
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5991

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 Intel Core i3-6300

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Skylake
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date September 2018 September 2015
OPN Tray YD260BBBM6IAF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 892 872
Series AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $148
Price now $142.99
Processor Number i3-6300
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 12.05

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.80 GHz
Die size 192 mm 150 mm
L1 cache 576 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 65°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 12 4
Transistor count 4800 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 51 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included PCG 2015C (65W)
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x1912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot