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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive FX-8370 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-8370.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 27% better in No Man's Sky than FX-8370 - 200 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than FX-8370 - $183.0 vs $234.98
- Up to 38% better value when playing No Man's Sky than FX-8370 - $0.92 vs $1.49 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8370 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$183
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
Ultra
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8370 | 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 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8370 or Core i5-12600K
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
167 FPS
$9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,648.03
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127 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,179.99
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134 FPS
$8.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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145 FPS
$4.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$682.56
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134 FPS
$13.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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145 FPS
$6.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$893.76
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134 FPS
$13.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,835.65
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166 FPS
$5.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$968.75
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127 FPS
$10.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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152 FPS
$23.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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