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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 5300G 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 5300G is 1154 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
- Performs up to 8% better in Rust than Core i5-8500 - 209 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$177.32 vs CA$218.88
- Up to 25% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-8500 - CA$0.85 vs CA$1.13 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
209
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$177.32
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CUK AMD Ryzen 3 5300G CPU 4.2GHz 4-Core 8-Thread AM4 Processor with Integrated 6-Core 1700MHz Radeon Graphics (for Light Gaming) w/Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 5300G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 6 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 3 5300G
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
50 FPS
CA$14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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50 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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