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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 3 5300G 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 5300G is 1154 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-8500 - 218 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $79.99 vs $159.99
- Up to 52% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i5-8500 - $0.37 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/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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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
209
95.87155963302753%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
48.05194805194805%
Price, $
$159.99
49%
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 360478 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 5300G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
80.7804309842749%
Multi-Core
4844
88.36191171105436%
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Vega 6 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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