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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 3300X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 3300X is 800 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Performs up to 9% better in War Thunder than Core i5-8500 - 196 vs 179 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $150.0 vs $174.96
- Up to 21% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-8500 - $0.77 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3300X doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
196
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 3 3300X
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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