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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 3100 is 800 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Performs up to 3% better in F1 23 than Core i5-8500 - 225 vs 219 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$180.0 vs CA$218.88
- Up to 20% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i5-8500 - CA$0.8 vs CA$1.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3100 doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
225
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$180
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
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Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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