Core i3-6300 vs Ryzen 3 2200

Gaming speed, cores and clocks

The Core i3-6300 and the Ryzen 3 2200 are within a few percent of each other for gaming. In a game, you will not see the difference.

The Core i3-6300 has 2 cores and 4 threads, and the Ryzen 3 2200 has 4 cores and 4 threads. The extra cores of the Ryzen 3 2200 help with video editing, streaming while you play and heavy multitasking more than with the game itself. Boost clocks are 3.8 GHz and 3.4 GHz.

Platform, power and price

The Core i3-6300 uses the LGA1151 socket and the Ryzen 3 2200 uses AM4, so they need different motherboards, and often different memory. When you compare prices, count the board as well as the chip.

Rated power is 51 W for the first and 65 W for the second. That is close enough that cooling needs will be similar.

We do not have launch prices for both chips, so we cannot compare value.

Which graphics cards each one can feed, and which to buy

At 1080p the Core i3-6300 can feed a card up to the Radeon RX 5600 XT before it holds the card back by more than 10 percent. The Ryzen 3 2200 reaches the Radeon RX 5600 XT. Both chips are in the same range for graphics card pairing.

Choose the Core i3-6300 if you want the faster gaming chip. Choose the Ryzen 3 2200 if you would rather spend the difference on a graphics card, which does more for frame rates in most games.