AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3-8300

Ryzen 5 2600X vs Core i3-8300 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 5 2600X is faster than the Core i3-8300. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8300 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 5 2600X has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8300. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 2600X has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i3-8300. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8300. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-8300 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 5 2600X. The Core i3-8300 outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 2600X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 2600X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-8300. The Ryzen 5 2600X also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 2600X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.