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FX-8300 vs Core i5-12600KF

FX-8300 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FX-8300

3.3 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8300 Logo
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa Core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX) Packaging may vary

Buy for CA$207.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 minutes ago

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FX-8300

3.3 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8300 Logo
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa Core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX) Packaging may vary

Buy for CA$207.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF is 3299 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.

Advantages of FX-8300

  • Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - CA$207.92 vs CA$268.04
  • Up to 11% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-12600KF - CA$0.83 vs CA$0.93 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 14% better in F1 22 than FX-8300 - 288 vs 252 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 16 vs 8 threads
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F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


FPS

252

88%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.83/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$207.92

100%

Value Winner

AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa Core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX) Packaging may vary

Buy for CA$207.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

288

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.93/FPS

89%

Price, CA$

CA$268.04

77%

FPS Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3.6GHz LGA1700 Tra

Buy for CA$268.04 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


Single-Core

455

18%

Multi-Core

1731

14%

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

AMD FX-8300 Logo

FX-8300

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Oct 23rd, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
FXCollectionCore i5
VisheraCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
16.5xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

FX-8300 and Core i5-12600KF Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

CA$639.98

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

CA$319

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

CA$209

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

CA$250.98

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Ryzen 5 5500

CA$119

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

CA$439

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

CA$288.31

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

CA$279

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

CA$176.74

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

CA$549

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

CA$377

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

CA$499

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

CA$449

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$193.76

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

CA$179.98

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

CA$270.1

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

CA$244.99

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

CA$696.59

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

CA$1,099.99

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

CA$279

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

CA$109

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

CA$268.04

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

CA$388.98

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

CA$639.98

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

CA$319

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

CA$209

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

CA$250.98

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

CA$119

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

CA$439

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

CA$288.31

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

CA$279

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

CA$176.74

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

CA$549

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

CA$377

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

CA$499

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

CA$449

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$193.76

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

CA$179.98

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

CA$270.1

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

CA$244.99

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

CA$696.59

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

CA$1,099.99

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

CA$279

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

CA$207.92

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

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