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FX-8320E vs Core i5-12600K

FX-8320E vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms FX-8320E on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2620 days newer than FX-8320E.

Advantages of FX-8320E

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 73% better in Far Cry 6 than FX-8320E - 157 vs 91 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320E - 16 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8320E doesn't have integrated graphics
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Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8320E Logo
FX-8320E

Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014


FPS

91

58%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

157

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD FX-8320E Logo
FX-8320E

Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-8320E Logo
FX-8320E

Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014


Single-Core

443

18%

Multi-Core

1680

14%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

AMD FX-8320E Logo

FX-8320E

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Sep 2nd, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
FXCollectionCore i5
VisheraCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
10
8Threads
16
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
16.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

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