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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-8300 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-8300 is 309 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 4% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 1500X - 190 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - £188.88 vs £220.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 5 1500X - £0.99 vs £1.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 62 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Desktop CPU-AM4(Quad Core,3.5GHz -3.7GHz Turbo,65W)
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Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
190
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.99/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 62 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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