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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $132
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7400 outperforms the more expensive FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7400 is 1533 days newer than the more expensive FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-6300 - 201 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than FX-6300 - $110.0 vs $128.04
- Up to 18% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-6300 - $0.55 vs $0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
190
94.5273631840796%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
82.08955223880598%
Price, $
$128.04
85%
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
201
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-7400 Quad-core (4 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack (D132)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-7400
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i5-7400
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
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$1388.88/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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