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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 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 i5-3550 is 177 days older than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-8300 - 124 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $47.98 vs $335.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - $0.4 vs $2.7 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.7/FPS
14.814814814814813%
Price, $
$335
14%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
121
97.58064516129032%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.98
100%
Value Winner
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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In Stock
Updated 349271 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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