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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3570K 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 i5-3570K is 177 days older than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3570K
- Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than FX-8300 - 161 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-3570K - $112.02 vs $119.49
- Up to 4% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-3570K - $0.71 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570K - 8 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
95%
Price, $
$119.49
93%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53570K
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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
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3570K | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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