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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 2268 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 13% better in Remnant II than FX-8300 - 88 vs 78 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $47.98 vs $101.79
- Up to 47% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i5-9400F - $0.62 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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CHUANGWEI AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W FX-8300 Bulk Package
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or FX-8300
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
12 FPS
$97.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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12 FPS
$93.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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4 FPS
$174.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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