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Core i5-8259U vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-8259U vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-8259U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 458 days newer than Core i5-8259U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8259U

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 9% better in Rust than Core i5-8259U - 204 vs 187 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8259U - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Rust.
Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo
Core i5-8259U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


FPS

187

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

204

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.39/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 121 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo
Core i5-8259U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8259U Logo
Core i5-8259U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1229

77%

Multi-Core

4064

59%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-8259U

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Apr 5th, 2018Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel BGA 1356SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
Not AvailableTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
23.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Iris Pro Plus
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-8259U or Ryzen 5 3600

Rust, 1920 x 1080, High

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