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In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 982 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - CA$66.77 vs CA$105.65
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 10% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than FX-8300 - 137 vs 125 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
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Ultra
AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W Bulk Package FX-8300
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Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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