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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 508 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Core i3-8300
- Up to 11% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - £89.97 vs £101.02
- Up to 9% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 3600 - £0.53 vs £0.58 per FPS
- 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
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-8300 - 173 vs 170 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
170
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.97
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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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8300 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-8300 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
16 FPS
£100/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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71 FPS
£21.62/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£72.81/FPS
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