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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2018-04-19
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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Q1/2017
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Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Intel Core i5-7300HQ

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i5-7300HQ? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in 2018-04-19.

Intel Core i5-7300HQ has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    164 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 44% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 20% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    230 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    192 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    224 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    377 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    308 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    65 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    65 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    151 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    120 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    250 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7300HQ CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    469 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    532 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    589 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    664 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    743 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    155 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    264 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    341 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    331 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    49 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    550 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow Intel Core i 7000H
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 7
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Series
    Ryzen 2000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600X left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.1 GHz
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
    None left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q2/2016
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-7300HQ and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2933 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Core i5-7300HQ Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    95 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Core i5-7300HQ, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Kaby Lake H
  • Codename
    Pinnacle Ridge left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L1-Cache
    0.5625 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD260XBCAFBOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD260XBCAFMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD260XBCM6IAF left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2018-04-19 left arrow Q1/2017
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow BGA 1440
  • Technology
    12nm FinFET left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Core i5-7300HQ.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

176.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
143.000000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1380.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
541.000000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1052.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
839.000000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5782.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2648.000000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

278.400000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
740.700000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4823.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
3699.000000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

22745.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
11375.000000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.080000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1.660000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

14.400000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6.010000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

14360.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7352.000000
Intel Core i5-7300HQ

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