AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core 3 304
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jul 2019
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Zen 2
Wildcat Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
Generation
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Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
Package
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM4
Intel BGA 1516
Power Consumption
95 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100°C
Foundry
—
Intel
Package
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FC-BGA
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
1
Performance Core Threads
12
2
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
1.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
6
5
Total Thread Count
12
5
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
15.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 KB
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2.5 MB
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
1400 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.3 GHz
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
1
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
59.7 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4
PCIe Lanes
16
6
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,534
2,472
Geekbench 5
1,323
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Geekbench 6
6,388
6,708
Geekbench 5
7,338
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Passmark CPU
2,636
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Passmark CPU
18,224
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.