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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-660 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 i5-660 is 1020 days older than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-660
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-8300 - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 73 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 i5-660 - $112.02 vs $149.95
- Up to 25% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-660 - $0.59 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-660 - 8 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-660 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-660
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-660 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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