Intel Core 3 305 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2026
Sep 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Wildcat Lake
Zen+
Integrated Graphics
Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe)
N/A
Generation
Core 3 (Wildcat Lake)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
12 nm
Socket
Intel BGA 1516
AM4
Power Consumption
15 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Foundry
Intel
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Package
FC-BGA
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Transistor Count
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4.8 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
6
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1400 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
6
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
15.0
34x
L1 Cache
192 KB
96 K per core
L2 Cache
2.5 MB
512 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
1
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
59.7 GB/s
43.71 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4
3.0
PCIe Lanes
6
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,016
Cinebench R23
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7,101
Geekbench 6
—
1,170
Geekbench 5
—
1,029
Geekbench 6
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4,526
Geekbench 5
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5,638
Blender
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129
Passmark CPU
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2,242
Passmark CPU
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13,124
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.