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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 982 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - CA$66.51 vs CA$122.15
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 1% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than FX-6300 - 214 vs 211 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD FX-Series FX-6300 CPU Used 6-Core 6-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 8M 95W Socket AM3+
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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