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Intel Core i7-2600K vs AMD Ryzen 3 5300U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2011
Intel Core i7-2600K
Intel Core i7-2600K
Released
Q1/2021
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AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-2600K or AMD Ryzen 3 5300U? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-2600K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2011.

AMD Ryzen 3 5300U has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    928 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 24% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-2600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    487 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    292 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    654 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    492 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    744 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    755 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1220 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    27 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    414 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    307 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    328 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    308 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    180 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    796 place
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    786 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.16 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 5300U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    278 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    471 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    731 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    278 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    532 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-2600K Intel Core i7-2600K
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 2000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000U
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 left arrow AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU frequency
    0.85 GHz left arrow 1.50 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.35 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    10.1 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q1/2020
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 3 5300U and Intel Core i7-2600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-2600K and AMD Ryzen 3 5300U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 25 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-2600K and Intel Core i7-2600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Sandy Bridge S left arrow Lucienne (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow FP6
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-2600K and AMD Ryzen 3 5300U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
263
Intel Core i7-2600K
439
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1865
Intel Core i7-2600K
2059
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
259
Intel Core i7-2600K
1152
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
8495
Intel Core i7-2600K
10209
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U

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