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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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MSRP in USD: $212
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €73.57 vs €284.65
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 6000% better in Cities: Skylines II than FX-8300 - 61 vs 1 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300
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Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Core i5-12500
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
12 FPS
€102.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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9 FPS
€160.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,440.5
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1 FPS
€799/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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1 FPS
€799/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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1 FPS
€1244.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,244.56
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2 FPS
€362.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€725.67
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2 FPS
€693.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,386.46
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1 FPS
€999/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-8300
8 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€999
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12 FPS
€87.08/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
€919.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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