Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8300 is 508 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - £69.99 vs £188.88
- Up to 64% better value when playing Valorant than Core i3-8300 - £0.09 vs £0.25 per FPS
- 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 2% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 3400G - 764 vs 746 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 62 vs 65 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
746
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £69.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 52 minutes ago
Buy for £188.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 51 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
Picasso | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 62 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon RX Vega 11 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |