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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1808 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - CA$36.09 vs CA$210.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-8400 - CA$0.24 vs CA$1.21 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 15% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than FX-4300 - 173 vs 151 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
151
87%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$36.09
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.8 GHz 4M 95W Socket AM3+
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Updated 159 minutes ago
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
173
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.21/FPS
19%
Price, CA$
CA$210
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.0 Ghz Lga 1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$210 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 159 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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