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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2268 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - CA$83.46 vs CA$153.88
- Up to 40% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-9400F - CA$0.53 vs CA$0.88 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 11% better in No Man's Sky than FX-8300 - 174 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
157
90%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$83.46
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W Bulk Package FX-8300
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
174
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.88/FPS
60%
Price, CA$
CA$153.88
54%
FPS Winner
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Updated 13370 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Core i5-9400F
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
CA$28.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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