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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 5300G outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 5300G is 1198 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
- Performs up to 4% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-8700 - 137 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $89.99 vs $200.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-8700 - $0.66 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 5300G - 12 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CUK AMD Ryzen 3 5300G CPU 4.2GHz 4-Core 8-Thread AM4 Processor with Integrated 6-Core 1700MHz Radeon Graphics (for Light Gaming) w/Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Radeon Vega 6 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 5300G or Core i7-8700
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
$11.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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45 FPS
$17.13/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$770.77
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40 FPS
$34.98/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
In Stock
43 FPS
$29.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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73 FPS
$34.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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