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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 1808 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $74.04 vs $130.73
- Up to 40% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-8400 - $0.5 vs $0.83 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 6% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than FX-6300 - 158 vs 149 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i5-8400
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
1 FPS
$1388.88/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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