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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the more expensive FX-8350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 3381 days newer than the more expensive FX-8350.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 31% better in Valorant than FX-8350 - 897 vs 687 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than FX-8350 - $165.48 vs $182.02
- Up to 31% better value when playing Valorant than FX-8350 - $0.18 vs $0.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8350 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
687
76.58862876254182%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
69.23076923076923%
Price, $
$182.02
90%
AMD FX-Series FX-8350 FX8350 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX 4GHz 8MB 8 cores
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
897
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.48
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8350 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 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 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8350 or Core i5-12600
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
650 FPS
$3.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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