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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 982 days newer than the more expensive FX-8350.
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than FX-8350 - 124 vs 107 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than FX-8350 - $56.0 vs $185.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than FX-8350 - $0.45 vs $1.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FD8350FRHKWOX FX-8350 Octa-core (8 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+ - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4.20 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 125 W (AMDFD8350FRHKWOX)
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$56
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8350 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8350 or Core i5-6500
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
45 FPS
$14.44/FPS
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