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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper FX-6350 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6350 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1752 days newer than the cheaper FX-6350.
Advantages of AMD FX-6350
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $100.0 vs $159.99
- Up to 18% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8500 - $2.27 vs $2.76 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 32% better in Starfield than FX-6350 - 58 vs 44 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
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6350
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2013
FPS
44
75.86206896551724%
Value, $/FPS
$2.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
AMD FD6350FRHKBOX FX-6350 FX-Series 6-Core Black Edition
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
58
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.76/FPS
82.24637681159422%
Price, $
$159.99
62%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349459 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6350
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2013
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6350 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 6 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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