Ryzen 5 3600X vs Core i3-9300 specs and performance
In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 3600X beats the Core i3-9300 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-9300 in all gaming tests too.
When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen 5 3600X has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core i3-9300 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-9300. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 3600X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-9300. Also, the Ryzen 5 3600X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i3-9300 outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 3600X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 3600X has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i3-9300. The Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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