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Core i5-8600K vs FX-8300

Core i5-8600K vs FX-8300: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74339 minutes ago

vs

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 74338 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74339 minutes ago

vs

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 74338 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 1808 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Performs up to 13% better in No Man's Sky than FX-8300 - 178 vs 157 FPS

Advantages of AMD FX-8300

  • Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €73.57 vs €242.73
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

178

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€242.73

30%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 242.73 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74339 minutes ago

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


FPS

157

88.20224719101124%

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 74338 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

100%

Multi-Core

5597

100%

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


Single-Core

455

29.43078913324709%

Multi-Core

1731

30.92728247275326%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

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AMD FX-8300 Logo

AMD FX-8300

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateOct 23rd, 2012
Core i5CollectionFX
Coffee LakeCodenameVishera
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
6Threads
8
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
95 WTDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier16.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i5-8600K or FX-8300

No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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