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In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 982 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 5% better in World of Tanks than FX-8300 - 529 vs 504 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - CA$66.77 vs CA$133.77
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
World of Tanks
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80662I56600 6th Generation Core I5-6600 Processor
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Skylake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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