Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 982 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - €80.56 vs €87.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-6500 - €0.38 vs €0.4 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than FX-8300 - 215 vs 211 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 • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
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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 | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |