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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8320 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 982 days newer than the more expensive FX-8320.
Advantages of AMD FX-8320
- 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 Battlefield 2042 than FX-8320 - 158 vs 144 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than FX-8320 - CA$126.61 vs CA$189.27
- Up to 39% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than FX-8320 - CA$0.8 vs CA$1.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8320 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8320 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-8320 3.50 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
158
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$126.61
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8320
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320 | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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