Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3450 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3450 is 177 days older than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than FX-8300 - 616 vs 599 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than FX-8300 - $59.0 vs $112.02
- Up to 47% better value when playing Minecraft than FX-8300 - $0.1 vs $0.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
616
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 285 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
FX | Collection | Core i5 |
Vishera | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 77 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |