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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €49.68 vs €218.88
- Up to 70% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i5-12500 - €0.33 vs €1.11 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 30% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than FX-6300 - 197 vs 151 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
151
76.6497461928934%
Value, €/FPS
€0.33/FPS
100%
Price, €
€49.68
100%
Value Winner
LANCHY AMD FX-Series FX-6300 CPU Processore Desktop 6-Core 6-Thread Usato 3,5 GHz 8M 95W Socket AM3+
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
197
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.11/FPS
29.729729729729726%
Price, €
€218.88
22%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12500, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 18M, fino a 4,60 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i5-12500
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
44 FPS
€18.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€800.79
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59 FPS
€22.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,308.05
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