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In short — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 2187 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $106.06 vs $126.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 21% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than FX-8300 - 182 vs 151 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Total War: WARHAMMER III
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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 i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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1920 x 1080
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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