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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 Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 6% better in Apex Legends than FX-8370 - 273 vs 258 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than FX-8370 - CA$79.99 vs CA$480.74
- Up to 84% better value when playing Apex Legends than FX-8370 - CA$0.29 vs CA$1.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
273
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$79.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
FPS
258
94.5054945054945%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.86/FPS
15.591397849462362%
Price, CA$
CA$480.74
16%
AMD FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB FD8370FRHKBOX
Buy for CA$480.74 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 79 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD FX-8370 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Skylake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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