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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 247 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 62 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 27% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i3-8300 - 62 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $145.0 vs $199.99
- Up to 43% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i3-8300 - $2.34 vs $4.08 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
62
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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