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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3400G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8300 is 508 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3400G - 120 vs 118 FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3400G - 62 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $98.15 vs $199.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i3-8300 - $0.83 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 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
118
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.15
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4-core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon RX Graphics
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Updated 209 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3400G
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3400G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Ryzen 5 3400G
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
30 FPS
$27.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3400G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$829
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17 FPS
$41.12/FPS
Radeon RX Vega 11
Ryzen 5 3400G
16 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$699
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