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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600 is 3758 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 438% better in League of Legends than FX-8150 - 296 vs 55 FPS
- Up to 28% better value when playing League of Legends than FX-8150 - $0.84 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8150 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8150 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $64.03 vs $249.99
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
296
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
25%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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AMD FX-Series FX-8150 CPU Used 8-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 125W Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-12600 or FX-8150
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
276 FPS
$7.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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