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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i5-8300H on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 948 days newer than Core i5-8300H.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8300H

  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 45 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 27% better in Starfield than Core i5-8300H - 71 vs 56 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8300H - 24 vs 8 threads
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8300H Logo
Core i5-8300H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

56

79%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

71

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.16/FPS

100%

Price, $

$295.43

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8300H Logo
Core i5-8300H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8300H Logo
Core i5-8300H

Mobile • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1269

58%

Multi-Core

3741

31%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-8300H Logo

Intel Core i5-8300H

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1440SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
45 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
23.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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