AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-4430
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-4430 is 6% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 32 34
Cores 4 4
Threads 4 4
Top speed 3.7 GHz 3.2 GHz
Rated power 65 W 84 W
Games at recommended 138 145
Released20172013
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X better than the Intel Core i5-4430 for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-4430 scores 34 and the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 32.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 for the AMD Ryzen 3 1300X, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 for the Intel Core i5-4430.