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In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms the cheaper FX-6350 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6350 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 841 days older than the cheaper FX-6350.
Advantages of AMD FX-6350
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $55.0 vs $194.3
- Up to 70% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-2500 - $0.23 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 5% better in Counter-Strike 2 than FX-6350 - 253 vs 240 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-6350 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD FD6350FRHKBOX FX-6350 FX-Series 6-Core Black Edition
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Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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1920 x 1080
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FX-6350
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2013
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6350 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 19.5x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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