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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $112.02 vs $161.76
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 115% better in The Callisto Protocol than FX-8300 - 155 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 33% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than FX-8300 - $1.04 vs $1.56 per 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
The Callisto Protocol
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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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$161.76
69%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Core i5-12400
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
36 FPS
$18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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56 FPS
$18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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48 FPS
$24.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,165
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56 FPS
$21.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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56 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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48 FPS
$19.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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48 FPS
$21.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
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48 FPS
$19.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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48 FPS
$27.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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48 FPS
$37.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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