Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 982 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than FX-8300 - 216 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than FX-8300 - $49.68 vs $73.12
- Up to 32% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than FX-8300 - $0.26 vs $0.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
216
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.26/FPS
100%
Price, €
€55.15
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
FX | Collection | Core i5 |
Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |