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Core i5-3230M vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-3230M vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-3230M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2378 days newer than Core i5-3230M.

Advantages of Core i5-3230M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 13% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i5-3230M - 254 vs 225 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3230M - 12 vs 4 threads
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FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

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1920 x 1080

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Intel Core i5-3230M Logo
Core i5-3230M

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013


FPS

225

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

254

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.32/FPS

100%

Price, €

€82.15

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth

Buy for 82.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 305 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo
Core i5-3230M

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo
Core i5-3230M

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013


Single-Core

510

32%

Multi-Core

1026

15%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo

Core i5-3230M

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Jan 1st, 2013
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5Ryzen 5
Ivy BridgeMatisse
Intel BGA 1023AMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Desktop
2
6
4
12
2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
35 W
65 W
22 nm
7 nm
26.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 4000
None
No
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-3230M or Ryzen 5 3600

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