Intel Core i3 14100 / i5 14500 vs. AMD Ryzen 5 8500G / 8600G In 500+ Benchmarks
Web browser performance is one of the areas where Intel CPUs on Linux typically perform well with their single-threaded performance.
It's also where the Raptor Lake Refresh power efficiency can compete or outperform the AMD Zen 4 processors.
Throughout different browser workloads the Core i3 14100 was typically able to compete with the Ryzen 5 8600G and the Core i5 14500 typically coming out in front of the 8600G. On a power efficiency and cost basis these Raptor Lake Refresh processors are in good shape for browser workloads, but let's next look at some graphics/gaming metrics.
As shown in the prior Ryzen 5 8500G / 8600G Linux reviews, the RDNA3 integrated graphics of the 8000G series is much stronger than the Raptor Lake (Refresh) integrated graphics. Intel Arc Graphics with Meteor Lake are much more capable for competing with RDNA3 graphics on the mobile side but for desktops the i3 14100 and i5 14500 were well behind the Ryzen 8000G parts.
On a performance-per-Watt basis during these graphics tests the Ryzen APUs were pulling more power than the Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs.
The strong RDNA3 integrated graphics here though were showing a much better value than the Intel Core processors tested.