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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8350K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 640 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8350K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8350K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 17% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-8350K - 35 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i3-8350K - CA$145.58 vs CA$318.88
- Up to 61% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-8350K - CA$4.16 vs CA$10.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i3-8350K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8350K - 12 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-8350K 4.0 Ghz Quad-Core LGA 1151 Processor 4.0 4 BX80684I38350K
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
35
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.16/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$145.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8350K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8350K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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