AMD’s Ryzen 2300X and 2500X CPUs appear on Geekbench
AMD’s Ryzen 2300X and 2500X CPUs appear on Geekbench
Both CPU models are listed as AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 8 Stepping 2 products, given them the same family name as other Ryzen 2nd Generation offerings, confirming that these processors are 12nm Ryzen 2nd Gen products. Further confirmation comes when we see that both CPU have 8MB of L3 cache, which is 4MB more than AMD’s lower-end Raven Ridge silicon can offer, which means that these CPUs are not higher clocked versions of AMD’s Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G.Â
Both benchmark results are achieved on ASUS’ Prime X370-PRO motherboard with 3200MHz DDR4 memory, with both products offering higher single-threaded and multi-threaded test results than their predecessors, at least when comparing these results to our 1300X and 1500X benchmarking data. Â
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(From Geekbench Database)
If the specifications listed on Geekbench are correct, AMD’s new Ryzen 3 2300X and Ryzen 5 2500X offer boost clock speeds that are 300MHz higher than their predecessors while maintaining the same base clock speeds. After combining this with AMD’s Precision boost 2.0 technology, users should see higher clock speeds in all multi-threaded workloads.
AMD’s other Ryzen 2nd Gen improvements like AMD’s lower latency cache tech should also allow AMD to deliver increased performance in select workloads, though what remains unknown here is whether or not these new CPUs are using a single CCX or Multi-CCX design, as their 8MB L3 Cache layout could, in theory, support both a 4+0 or a 2+2 setup.Â
Strangely, the Ryzen 5 2500X seems to have had an L3Â Cache downgrade when compared to its predecessor, offering 8MB of L3 Cache instead of 16MB, though this could be a misreading from Geekbench’s software.Â
Below are all of the specifications listed in Geekbench’s database. Â
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| Â | Ryzen 3Â 1200 |
Ryzen 3 2200G | Ryzen 3Â 1300X |
Ryzen 3 2300X |
Ryzen 5Â 1400 |
Ryzen 5 2400G | Ryzen 5 1500X | Ryzen 5 2500X |
| CPU Socket | AM4 | AM4 | AM4 | AM4 | AM4 | AM4 | AM4 | AM4 |
| Manufacturing Process | 14nm | 14nm | 14nm | 12nm | 14nm | 14nm | 14nm | 12nm |
| Cores/Threads | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 4/8 |
| CCX | 2+2 | 4+0 | 2+2 | ? | 2+2 | 4+0 | 2+2 | ? |
| CPU Base Clock | 3.1GHz | 3.5GHz | 3.5GHz | 3.5GHz? | 3.2GHz | 3.6GHz | 3.5GHz | 3.6GHz? |
| CPU Boost Clock | 3.4GHz | 3.7GHz | 3.7GHz | 4.0GHz? | 3.4GHz | 3.9GHz | 3.7GHz | 4.0GHz? |
| L2 Cache | 2MB | 2MB | 2MB | 2MB | 2MB | 2MB | 2MB | 2MB |
| L3 Cache | 8MB | 4MB | 8MB | 8MB | 8MB | 4MB | 16MB | 8MB |
| Memory Support (Dual Channel) | 2667MHz | 2933MHz | 2667MHz | 2933MHz? | 2667MHz | 2933MHz | 2667MHz | 2933MHz? |
| TDP | 65W | 65W | 65W | ? | 65W | 65W | 65W | ? |
| iGPU | N/A | Vega | N/A | N/A | N/A | Vega | N/A | N/A |
| iGPU Stream Processors | – | 512 | – | – | – | 704 | – | – |
| iGPUÂ Clock Speed | – | up to 1100MHz | – | – | – | up to 1250MHz | – | – |
| PCIe Lanes for Dedicated Graphics | 16x | 8x | 16x | 16x | 16x | 8x | 16x | 16X |
| Included Heatsink | Wraith Stealth | Wraith Stealth |
Wraith Stealth | ? | Wraith Stealth | Wraith Stealth |
Wraith Spire (No LED) |
? |
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(From Geekbench Database)
These new processors are designed to fill the lower-end of AMD’s Ryzen 2nd generation processor lineup, though at this time it is hard to know how they will fit, as AMD’s Raven Ridge APUs offer lower CPU specifications and include integrated graphics, making these new processors an oddity in terms of perceived value.Â
AMD’s Ryzen 3/5 2300X/2500X processors will need to release with rock-bottom pricing for most PC builders to take them seriously, perhaps creating more competition in the Intel i3 market space. Could these new processors be a budget gamer’s dream?Â
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