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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive FX-8320E on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2620 days newer than the more expensive FX-8320E.
Advantages of AMD FX-8320E
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 41% better in World of Warcraft than FX-8320E - 217 vs 154 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than FX-8320E - $177.75 vs $178.02
- Up to 29% better value when playing World of Warcraft than FX-8320E - $0.82 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320E - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8320E doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD FX-8320E Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+OEM Pack - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 95 W - FD832EWMW8KHK
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$177.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
FX-8320E
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8320E | vs | Intel Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8320E or Core i5-12600K
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
168 FPS
$6.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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181 FPS
$4.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$725.22
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181 FPS
$5.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$957.6
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173 FPS
$10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,835.65
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173 FPS
$6.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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173 FPS
$10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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196 FPS
$8.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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186 FPS
$19.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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168 FPS
$8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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159 FPS
$5.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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