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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 37% better in Starfield than FX-8150 - 59 vs 43 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $64.03 vs $175.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8600 - $1.49 vs $2.97 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 8 vs 6 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
59
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.97/FPS
50.16835016835016%
Price, $
$175
36%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
43
72.88135593220339%
Value, $/FPS
$1.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$64.03
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 CPU Used 8-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 125W Socket AM3+
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In Stock
Updated 349820 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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