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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400T outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400T is 1987 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $112.0 vs $139.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-8400T - $1.01 vs $1.18 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Performs up to 6% better in Elden Ring than FX-8300 - 118 vs 111 FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 35 vs 95 Watts
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AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-8400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400T |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 1.7 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 17.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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