AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics: comparison

Comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X has more threads (8 vs 4), a higher base clock (3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz), a higher maximum clock (4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz) and a larger L3 cache (8 MB vs 4 MB).

Both processors match on: core count (4), TDP (65 W), memory channels (2), PCIe version (3).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 2500XAMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Cores / threads 4 / 8 4 / 4
Max boost clock 4 GHz 3.7 GHz
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
TDP 65 W 65 W
Process 12 nm 14 nm
Integrated graphics Discrete Graphics Card Required Radeon Vega 8 Graphics

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD Ryzen 5 2500X AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
General
Codename Pinnacle Ridge Raven Ridge
Segment Desktop Desktop
Product line AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors AMD Ryzen 3 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Product family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Process 12 nm 14 nm
Launch date 09/10/2018 05/10/2018
Unlocked for overclocking Yes No
Operating system support Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Recommended cooling Wraith Stealth Wraith Spire
CPU
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 4
Base clock 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Max boost clock 4 GHz 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 4 MB
TDP 65 W 65 W
Configurable TDP — 46–65 W
Memory
Memory types DDR4 —
Memory channels 2 2
Max memory speed 2.933 GHz 2.933 GHz
Graphics
Integrated graphics Discrete Graphics Card Required Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Has integrated graphics No Yes
Graphics max frequency — 1.1 GHz
Graphics units — 8
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 3
Package and thermal
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
TJUNCTION 95 °C 95 °C
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies — AMD GuardMI Technology, AMD SenseMI Technology, AMD "Zen" Core Architecture, DASH 1.2
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) YD250XBBM4KAF YD220BC5M4MFB
Product ID (MPK) YD250XBBAFMPK YD220BC5FBMPK
Bundled cooler Not included Wraith Stealth

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