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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8300 is 2 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 2400G - 120 vs 117 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2400G - 62 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $120.58 vs $199.99
- Up to 38% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i3-8300 - $1.03 vs $1.67 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 5 2400G
Desktop • Feb 12th, 2018
FPS
117
97%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120.58
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 2400G R5 Pro 2400G R5 2400g 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Eight-Thread 65W CPU Processor YD240BC5M4MFB Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 2400G
Desktop • Feb 12th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2400G |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 12th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Ryzen 5 2400G
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
33 FPS
$33.3/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Ryzen 5 2400G
8 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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