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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms the more expensive FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 653 days older than the more expensive FX-4300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 5% better in War Thunder than FX-4300 - 136 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than FX-4300 - $29.52 vs $48.02
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-4300 doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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