Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2400S outperforms the cheaper FX-6200 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6200 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2400S is 414 days older than the cheaper FX-6200.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than FX-6200 - 156 vs 152 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-6200 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-6200
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-2400S - $42.85 vs $70.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-2400S - $0.28 vs $0.45 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 6 vs 4 threads
Rust
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Feb 27th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2400S | vs | AMD FX-6200 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 27th, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 3 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
No | Overclockable | Yes |