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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Performs up to 2% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-8600 - 105 vs 103 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $94.99 vs $135.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-8600 - $0.9 vs $1.31 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
105
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/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
Very High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | 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 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600 or Ryzen 3 3100
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
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