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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 1808 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than FX-8300 - 165 vs 156 FPS
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €80.56 vs €256.88
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151
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AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz a otto core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W Pacchetto di massa FX-8300 SENZA VENTOLA
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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