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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 3299 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of FX-4300
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - $48.02 vs $144.59
- Up to 36% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-12600KF - $0.37 vs $0.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 93% better in War Thunder than FX-4300 - 251 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 16 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
251
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
64%
Price, $
$144.59
33%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-4300 | vs | Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.8 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 |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using FX-4300 or Core i5-12600KF
With selected game settings
205 FPS
$7.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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239 FPS
$5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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245 FPS
$6.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$118
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$149
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$48.02
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$83.47
FX-4300
$48.02
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$179
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$48.02
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$207
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$48.02
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$332.61
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$48.02
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$117.06
FX-4300
$48.02
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$379
FX-4300
$48.02
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$289.02
FX-4300
$48.02
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Ryzen 9 5950X
$343.99
FX-4300
$48.02
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$283.49
FX-4300
$48.02
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$172
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$48.02
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$269.95
FX-4300
$48.02
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$499
FX-4300
$48.02
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Ryzen 7 3700X
$129.29
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$48.02
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$129.99
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$48.02
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$899.99
FX-4300
$48.02
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$172.99
FX-4300
$48.02
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$417.61
FX-4300
$48.02
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$48.02
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$319.99
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$133.45
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$182.99
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$432.98