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Core i3-8109U vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i3-8109U vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i3-8109U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 458 days newer than Core i3-8109U.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8109U

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 28 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-8109U - 149 vs 135 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8109U - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8109U Logo
Core i3-8109U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


FPS

135

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

149

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.67/FPS

100%

Price, £

£100.48

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

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In Stock

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TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8109U Logo
Core i3-8109U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8109U Logo
Core i3-8109U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1161

73%

Multi-Core

2396

35%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i3-8109U

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Apr 5th, 2018Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i3CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Intel BGA 1356SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
28 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Iris Pro Plus
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i3-8109U or Ryzen 5 3600

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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