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In short — Core i5-3330S outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3330S is 50 days older than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3330S
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than FX-8300 - 164 vs 163 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-3330S - $112.02 vs $149.95
- Up to 24% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-3330S - $0.69 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3330S - 8 vs 4 threads
God of War
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-3330S Processor 2.7GHz 5.0GT-s 6MB LGA 1155 CPU44; OEM
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AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3330S
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3330S | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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