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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 508 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 9% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i3-8300 - 127 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - £86.5 vs £188.88
- Up to 58% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i3-8300 - £0.68 vs £1.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 62 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
127
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£86.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processor (6C/12T, 35 MB Cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost)
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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
Very High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Matisse | 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 |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 62 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i3-8300
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
52 FPS
£29.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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17 FPS
£191.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£3,259.9
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30 FPS
£73.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,218.44
In Stock
25 FPS
£86.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,155.71
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