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Core i5-3230M vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-3230M vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-3230M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2378 days newer than Core i5-3230M.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3230M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 35 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 21% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-3230M - 110 vs 91 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3230M - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo
Core i5-3230M

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013


FPS

91

83%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

110

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.91/FPS

100%

Price, £

£100.48

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

Buy for £100.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 131 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo
Core i5-3230M

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3230M Logo
Core i5-3230M

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013


Single-Core

510

32%

Multi-Core

1026

15%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-3230M

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Jan 1st, 2013Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Ivy BridgeCodenameMatisse
Intel BGA 1023SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
26.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 4000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-3230M or Ryzen 5 3600

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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