Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2400S outperforms the more expensive FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2400S is 653 days older than the more expensive FX-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- Up to 5% cheaper than FX-6300 - $70.0 vs $74.04
- Up to 6% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than FX-6300 - $0.65 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400S - 6 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
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Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2400S | vs | AMD FX-6300 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 17.5x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |