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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 508 days newer than Core i3-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Stray than Core i3-8300 - 186 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 62 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
183
98%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
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 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i3-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 105 W | TDP | 62 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i3-8300
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
150 FPS
£24.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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150 FPS
£24.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£3,635
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150 FPS
£23.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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