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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 1940 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $48.02 vs $174.96
- Up to 72% better value when playing Control than Core i5-8500 - $0.24 vs $0.87 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than FX-4300 - 202 vs 199 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 - 6 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Game Graphics
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FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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