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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper FX-6350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1752 days newer than the cheaper FX-6350.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 95% better in Diablo IV than FX-6350 - 189 vs 97 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Diablo IV than FX-6350 - $0.93 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-6350 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-6350
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $100.0 vs $174.96
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
57%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FX-6350
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD FX-6350 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 19.5x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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