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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $48.02 vs $161.76
- Up to 64% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-12400 - $0.53 vs $1.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 20% better in Sons Of The Forest than FX-4300 - 109 vs 91 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 12 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-4300 or Core i5-12400
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
45 FPS
$14.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$649.99
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64 FPS
$16.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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56 FPS
$20.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,165
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64 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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64 FPS
$23.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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56 FPS
$16.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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56 FPS
$18.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
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56 FPS
$16.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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56 FPS
$23.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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56 FPS
$32.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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