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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 3100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 932 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 3 3100 - 147 vs 145 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$150.0 vs CA$225.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8600K - CA$1.03 vs CA$1.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
147
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.53/FPS
67%
Price, CA$
CA$225
66%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
Buy for CA$225 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 165 minutes ago
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
145
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$150
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
Buy for CA$150 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 165 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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