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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $58.02 vs $111.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 5600% better in Cities: Skylines II than FX-6300 - 57 vs 1 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 12 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i5-12400F
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
3 FPS
$453.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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3 FPS
$266.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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3 FPS
$286.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859
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1 FPS
$999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$705.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1047.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$989/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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9 FPS
$111/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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18 FPS
$89.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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3 FPS
$404.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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