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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 377% better in League of Legends than FX-8300 - 272 vs 57 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
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $106.06 vs $111.99
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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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
Very High
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400F | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12400F or FX-8300
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
251 FPS
$5.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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251 FPS
$3.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799
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251 FPS
$3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859
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249 FPS
$4.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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247 FPS
$2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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249 FPS
$4.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,047.99
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247 FPS
$4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$989
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253 FPS
$3.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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257 FPS
$6.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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251 FPS
$4.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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