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Core i5-6600K vs FX-6300

Core i5-6600K vs FX-6300: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6600K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz

Buy for 182.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 336 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-6300

3.5 GHz | 6-core

AMD FX-6300 Logo
LANCHY AMD FX-Series FX-6300 CPU Processore Desktop 6-Core 6-Thread Usato 3,5 GHz 8M 95W Socket AM3+

Buy for 49.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 334 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6600K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz

Buy for 182.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 336 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-6300

3.5 GHz | 6-core

AMD FX-6300 Logo
LANCHY AMD FX-Series FX-6300 CPU Processore Desktop 6-Core 6-Thread Usato 3,5 GHz 8M 95W Socket AM3+

Buy for 49.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 334 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 982 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 31% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than FX-6300 - 77 vs 59 FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 91 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of AMD FX-6300

  • Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - €49.68 vs €182.66
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

77

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€182.66

27%

FPS Winner

Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz

Buy for 182.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 336 minutes ago

AMD FX-6300 Logo
FX-6300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


FPS

59

76.62337662337663%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€49.68

100%

LANCHY AMD FX-Series FX-6300 CPU Processore Desktop 6-Core 6-Thread Usato 3,5 GHz 8M 95W Socket AM3+

Buy for 49.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 334 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD FX-6300 Logo
FX-6300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

100%

AMD FX-6300 Logo
FX-6300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


Single-Core

463

32.62861169837914%

Multi-Core

1453

36.216350947158524%

Intel Core i5-6600K

vs

AMD FX-6300

Jul 2nd, 2015
Release DateOct 23rd, 2012
Core i5CollectionFX
SkylakeCodenameVishera
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed3.5 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
91 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
35.0x
Multiplier17.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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