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Core i5-4258U vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-4258U vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-4258U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2224 days newer than Core i5-4258U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4258U

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 28 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 15% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-4258U - 191 vs 166 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4258U - 12 vs 4 threads
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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-4258U Logo
Core i5-4258U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


FPS

166

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

191

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.42/FPS

100%

Price, €

€80.73

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 80.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 397 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-4258U Logo
Core i5-4258U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4258U Logo
Core i5-4258U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


Single-Core

847

53%

Multi-Core

1693

25%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-4258U

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Jun 4th, 2013Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameMatisse
Intel BGA 1168SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
28 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 5100
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-4258U or Ryzen 5 3600

World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum

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