AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Benchmark, Test and specs
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The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the AMD Ryzen 3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM4 (LGA 1331) socket and was released in Q3/2018. The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X scores 1,012 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 3,097 points.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X. |
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| Name: | AMD Ryzen 3 2300X |
| Family: | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| CPU group: | AMD Ryzen 2000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 2 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | AMD Ryzen 3 3300X |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X is 3.50 GHz (4.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 4 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.50 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 3.80 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | DDR4-2933 |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | 46.9 GB/s |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 20 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 95 °C |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen 3 2300X is made in 12 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 8.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 12 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | AM4 (LGA 1331) |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 8.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V, SVM |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| Release date: | Q3/2018 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz (4.00 GHz)
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 3 2300X have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8300
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Samsung Exynos 2100
8C 8T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.|
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Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-2600K
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3840QM
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4750HQ
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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