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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $128.04 vs $899.99
- Up to 84% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i5-12400F - $0.82 vs $5.29 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 9% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than FX-6300 - 170 vs 156 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
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.29/FPS
15%
Price, $
$899.99
14%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
87 FPS
$14.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
$14.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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69 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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91 FPS
$10.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$912.95
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80 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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80 FPS
$11.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$923.99
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80 FPS
$13.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,049.55
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87 FPS
$12.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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80 FPS
$10.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$859.99
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69 FPS
$14.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,028
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