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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3299 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of FX-8300
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $106.06 vs $173.00
- Up to 29% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-12600K - $0.65 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 17% better in God of War than FX-8300 - 190 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-8300 | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using FX-8300 or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
93 FPS
$17.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$23.17/FPS
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$14.63/FPS
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Core i5-12600K
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114 FPS
$14.76/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$15.93/FPS
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Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$36.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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76 FPS
$17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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