Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 3 3300X is 800 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Performs up to 3% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-8500 - 359 vs 348 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 3 3300X - £110.3 vs £225.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 3 3300X - £0.32 vs £0.63 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3300X doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Buy for £225 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 145 minutes ago
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
348
96%
Value, £/FPS
£0.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£110.3
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £110.3 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 145 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |