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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i3-8300

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i3-8300: 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 171 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-8300

3.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 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 171 minutes ago

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Intel Core i3-8300

3.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 18% better in New World than Core i3-8300 - 132 vs 112 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300

  • Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $199.0 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 80% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 5 5600X - $1.78 vs $9.09 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 62 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of New World.
New World

New World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

132

100%

Value, $/FPS

$9.09/FPS

19%

Price, $

$1199.99

16%

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 171 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

112

84%

Value, $/FPS

$1.78/FPS

100%

Price, $

$199

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

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 i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1301

62%

Multi-Core

3825

44%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i3-8300 Logo

Intel Core i3-8300

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateFeb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i3
VermeerCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.7 GHzBase Clock Speed3.7 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
62 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0xMultiplier37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i3-8300

New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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