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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 17% better in Elden Ring than FX-8300 - 130 vs 111 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
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - €73.57 vs €129.76
- Up to 34% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-12400F - €0.66 vs €1.0 per FPS
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
CPU CORE I5-12400F S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400F S RL4W IN schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or FX-8300
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
56 FPS
€11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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76 FPS
€12.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€969
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55 FPS
€19.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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68 FPS
€17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
€16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,315.1
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76 FPS
€12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€959
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3 FPS
€333/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-8300
8 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€999
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76 FPS
€11.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
€17.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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68 FPS
€13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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