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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 303 days newer than the more expensive FX-8370.
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- 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 35% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than FX-8370 - 93 vs 69 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than FX-8370 - CA$118.88 vs CA$480.74
- Up to 82% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than FX-8370 - CA$1.28 vs CA$6.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
FPS
69
74.19354838709677%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.97/FPS
18.364418938307033%
Price, CA$
CA$480.74
24%
AMD FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB FD8370FRHKBOX
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
93
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.28/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$118.88
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 High
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8370 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | 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 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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