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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 3100 is 800 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - 145 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $94.99 vs $174.96
- Up to 46% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - $0.66 vs $1.23 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 3 3100
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$11.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
$13.54/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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53 FPS
$20.72/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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83 FPS
$10.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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77 FPS
$11.04/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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83 FPS
$12.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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76 FPS
$13.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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76 FPS
$11.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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59 FPS
$17.53/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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58 FPS
$20.31/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 3100
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