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In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 276 days older than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield 1 than FX-8150 - 231 vs 229 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8150 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $82.02 vs $194.3
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 1
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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