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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i3-7300

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i3-7300: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 148 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-7300

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-7300 Logo
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed

Buy for $129 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 147 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 148 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-7300

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel Core i3-7300 Logo
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed

Buy for $129 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 147 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-7300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-7300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1402 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-7300.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-7300 - 170 vs 138 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7300 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300

  • Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $129.0 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 87% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.93 vs $7.06 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 51 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

170

100%

Value, $/FPS

$7.06/FPS

13%

Price, $

$1199.99

10%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 148 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-7300 Logo
Core i3-7300

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

138

81%

Value, $/FPS

$0.93/FPS

100%

Price, $

$129

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed

Buy for $129 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 147 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i3-7300 Logo
Core i3-7300

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i3-7300 Logo
Core i3-7300

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1260

60%

Multi-Core

2502

28%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i3-7300 Logo

Intel Core i3-7300

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i3
VermeerCodenameKaby Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads4
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
51 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0xMultiplier
40.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i3-7300

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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