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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $106.06 vs $111.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 12% better in Deathloop than FX-8300 - 189 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Deathloop than FX-8300 - $0.59 vs $0.63 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
Deathloop
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 i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$111.99
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Core i5-12400F
Deathloop, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
75 FPS
$9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$742.49
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47 FPS
$14.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$680.25
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85 FPS
$12.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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85 FPS
$9.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799
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47 FPS
$5.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$249.99
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61 FPS
$11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$719.99
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75 FPS
$13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,047.99
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61 FPS
$16.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999
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75 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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85 FPS
$14.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,203.59
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