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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of FX-6300
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $58.02 vs $133.45
- Up to 52% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-12400 - $0.38 vs $0.79 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 11% better in Halo Infinite than FX-6300 - 169 vs 152 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for $133.45 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-6300 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using FX-6300 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
49 FPS
$18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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61 FPS
$13.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$812.41
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48 FPS
$19.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$919.99
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3 FPS
$462.96/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
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61 FPS
$14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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48 FPS
$20.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
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61 FPS
$19.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199
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61 FPS
$21.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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61 FPS
$29.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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48 FPS
$29.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
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$118
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$83.47
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$179
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$207
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$332.61
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$58.02
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$117.06
FX-6300
$58.02
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$379
FX-6300
$58.02
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$289.02
FX-6300
$58.02
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Ryzen 9 5950X
$343.99
FX-6300
$58.02
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$283.49
FX-6300
$58.02
vs
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$172
FX-6300
$58.02
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$269.95
FX-6300
$58.02
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$499
FX-6300
$58.02
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$144.59
FX-6300
$58.02
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$129.29
FX-6300
$58.02
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$129.99
FX-6300
$58.02
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Core i5-13400F
$899.99
FX-6300
$58.02
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Core i5-12600K
$172.99
FX-6300
$58.02
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$417.61
FX-6300
$58.02
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$744.99
FX-6300
$58.02
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$319.99
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$58.02
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$309
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$58.02
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$182.99
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$432.98