Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2500 is 653 days older than the more expensive FX-8350.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 5% better in F1 23 than FX-8350 - 158 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than FX-8350 - €35.61 vs €155.88
- Up to 78% better value when playing F1 23 than FX-8350 - €0.23 vs €1.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
158
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€35.61
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | AMD FX-8350 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |