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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper FX-6100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper FX-6100.
Advantages of AMD FX-6100
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$98.43 vs CA$139.99
- Up to 21% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-8500 - CA$0.63 vs CA$0.8 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than FX-6100 - 174 vs 156 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6100 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
156
89%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$98.43
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-6100 FX6100 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD6100WMW6KGU FD6100WMGUSBX
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
174
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.8/FPS
78%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
70%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
Buy for CA$139.99 on Amazon
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Updated 114 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6100
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6100 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Zambezi | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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