AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i5-8600

Ryzen 3 3300X vs Core i5-8600 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-8600 performs better than the Ryzen 3 3300X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 3 3300X in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-8600 has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Ryzen 3 3300X that has 4 cores. Despite this, the Ryzen 3 3300X has more threads than the Core i5-8600. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 3 3300X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-8600. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 3 3300X has more L2 cache than the Core i5-8600. The Ryzen 3 3300X also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 3 3300X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.