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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 5300G outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 3 5300G is 1286 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
- Performs up to 6% better in War Thunder than Core i5-8600K - 199 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $79.99 vs $148.49
- Up to 49% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-8600K - $0.4 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CUK AMD Ryzen 3 5300G CPU 4.2GHz 4-Core 8-Thread AM4 Processor with Integrated 6-Core 1700MHz Radeon Graphics (for Light Gaming) w/Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 5300G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 6 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 3 5300G
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
120 FPS
$6.41/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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