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FX-6300 vs Core i5-12600K

FX-6300 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $132

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $289

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3299 days newer than FX-6300.

Advantages of FX-6300

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 20% better in Elden Ring than FX-6300 - 133 vs 111 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 16 vs 6 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

AMD FX-6300 Logo
FX-6300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


FPS

111

83%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

133

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.35/FPS

100%

Price, €

€179

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227

Buy for 179 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 295 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

AMD FX-6300 Logo
FX-6300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-6300 Logo
FX-6300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


Single-Core

463

19%

Multi-Core

1453

12%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD FX-6300 Logo

FX-6300

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Oct 23rd, 2012
Nov 4th, 2021
FXCore i5
VisheraAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
10
6
16
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.1 GHz
4.9 GHz
95 W
125 W
32 nm
10 nm
17.5x
37.0x
None
UHD Graphics 770
YesYes

PCs Using FX-6300 or Core i5-12600K

With selected game settings

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