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In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms the cheaper FX-8370 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8370 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 1332 days older than the cheaper FX-8370.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 7% better in Starfield than FX-8370 - 47 vs 44 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $276.99 vs $299.99
- Up to 1% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-2500K - $6.3 vs $6.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Starfield
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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AMD FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD FX-8370 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| 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 | 4.3 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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