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In short — Core i5-10400 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10400 is 2746 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - $106.06 vs $123.59
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 34% better in Starfield than FX-8300 - 59 vs 44 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Core i5-10400
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
15 FPS
$121.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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15 FPS
$133.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,999.99
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1 FPS
$599.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$599.99
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,199.99
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2 FPS
$500/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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1 FPS
$1268.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,268.88
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