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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 9 7950X3D is 1785 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Core i3-8300
- Up to 92% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £89.97 vs £1179.89
- Up to 91% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.69 vs £7.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 62 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 20% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-8300 - 156 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 32 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
130
83%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/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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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
156
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.56/FPS
9%
Price, £
£1179.89
7%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8300 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-8300 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
156 FPS
£14.49/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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129 FPS
£25.06/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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