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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 644 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 4% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Athlon 3000G - 295 vs 284 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $63.83 vs $175.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8600 - $0.22 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
295
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
37.28813559322034%
Price, $
$175
36%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349702 minutes ago
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
284
96.27118644067797%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.83
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
Buy for $63.83 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349703 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
65.72802197802197%
Multi-Core
1975
39.28784563357868%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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