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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 3066 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 22% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than FX-8300 - 152 vs 125 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $112.02 vs $184.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-11500 - $0.9 vs $1.21 per FPS
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or FX-8300
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$28.98/FPS
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32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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$28.73/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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40 FPS
$29.48/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
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