Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper FX-4100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper FX-4100.
Advantages of AMD FX-4100
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - €22.88 vs €208.88
- Up to 88% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-8500 - €0.2 vs €1.71 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 5% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than FX-4100 - 122 vs 116 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4100 - 6 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4100 doesn't have integrated graphics
ARK: Survival Evolved
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4100 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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Oct 12th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
FX | Collection | Core i5 |
Zambezi | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
18.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |