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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-8300 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X 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 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 9% better in The Callisto Protocol than Ryzen 5 1600X - 111 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £86.88 vs £178.58
- Up to 55% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Ryzen 5 1600X - £0.78 vs £1.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 62 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
102
91.8918918918919%
Value, £/FPS
£1.75/FPS
44.57142857142857%
Price, £
£178.58
48%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
111
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.78/FPS
100%
Price, £
£86.88
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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Updated 58294 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | 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 |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 62 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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