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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 1795 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Up to 59% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $149.69 vs $368.99
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 62 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 233% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-8300 - 80 vs 24 FPS
- Up to 26% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-8300 - $4.61 vs $6.24 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 24 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
40%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Ryzen 9 7900
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
42 FPS
$46.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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22 FPS
$107.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
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22 FPS
$110.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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22 FPS
$82.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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64 FPS
$50.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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