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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper FX-8320 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8600 is 1940 days newer than the cheaper FX-8320.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 31% better in Dead Island 2 than FX-8320 - 155 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than FX-8320 - $0.83 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8320 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8320
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $102.02 vs $129.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129
79%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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OEM AMD FX-8320 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.50 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+ Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FX-8320
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD FX-8320 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 17.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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