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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 1808 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$36.09 vs CA$205.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-8600K - CA$0.22 vs CA$1.08 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 14% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than FX-4300 - 190 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 6 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
167
87%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$36.09
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.8 GHz 4M 95W Socket AM3+
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Updated 10389 minutes ago
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
190
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.08/FPS
20%
Price, CA$
CA$205
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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In Stock
Updated 10393 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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