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Core i5-2500K vs FX-8300

Core i5-2500K vs FX-8300: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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AMD FX-8300

3.3 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8300 Logo
Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300

Buy for 73.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 270 minutes ago

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AMD FX-8300

3.3 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8300 Logo
Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300

Buy for 73.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 270 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 653 days older than FX-8300.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-8300 - 124 vs 121 FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD FX-8300

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

124

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


FPS

121

97.58064516129032%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€73.57

100%

Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300

Buy for 73.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 270 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

100%

Multi-Core

1921

100%

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


Single-Core

455

70.43343653250774%

Multi-Core

1731

90.1093180635086%

Intel Core i5-2500K

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AMD FX-8300

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5CollectionFX
Sandy BridgeCodenameVishera
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
8
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed3.3 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
32 nmProcess Size32 nm
33.0x
Multiplier16.5x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i5-2500K or FX-8300

Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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