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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms FX-8350 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 653 days older than FX-8350.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-8350 - 193 vs 191 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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Extreme
AMD FD8350FRHKWOX FX-8350 Octa-core (8 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+ - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4.20 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 125 W (AMDFD8350FRHKWOX)
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD FX-8350 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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