AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like PassMark, 3DMark, 7zip, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, Blender, VeraCrypt, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Prime95, Furmark, RealBench, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
Overwatch
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Borderlands 3
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Fortnite

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 4300GE

53%

Ryzen 5 3600X

55%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3600X is 3% better than Ryzen 3 4300GE. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 4300GE

52%

Ryzen 5 3600X

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.0	96.0
Valorant	105.7	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	59.2	61.1
Apex Legends	99.4	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	79.3	81.9
Overwatch	85.6	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.9	75.3
DOOM Eternal	52.9	54.6
Warzone	82.4	85.1
Assassin's Creed	88.8	91.7
Valheim	87.7	90.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 4300GE

112%

Ryzen 5 3600X

47%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 4300GE is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3600X as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	182	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1103	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2540	3751
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1178	1286
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6279	9588

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	2610	2651
Multi-Core	11913	18377

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	1183	1341
Multi-Core	4922	7891

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4000 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	256KB	384KB
L2 cache	2MB	3MB
L3 cache	4MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000151	100-000000022 100-100000022BOX 100-100000022MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600X is 7% better than Ryzen 3 4300GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 3600X has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 4300GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE is better: 3
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is better: 29
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600X specs and review.