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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3470 outperforms the more expensive FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3470 is 144 days older than the more expensive FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Performs up to 3% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than FX-6300 - 156 vs 152 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than FX-6300 - $59.0 vs $74.04
- Up to 22% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than FX-6300 - $0.38 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
156
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i5-3470
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
1 FPS
$1388.88/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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Radeon R7 240
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8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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