AMD FX-8300 vs Intel Core i5-2450M
Summary
AMD FX-8300
146%
Intel Core i5-2450M
100%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8300
100%
Intel Core i5-2450M
112%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8300
203%
Intel Core i5-2450M
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD FX-8300 |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 103% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2450M |
| 12% higher single threaded performance. |
| 60 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8300. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD FX-8300
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD FX-8300 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | | |
| Intel VT-x | | | |
| Hyper-threading | | | |
| Turbo Boost | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| Smart Cache. | | | |
Architecture
| AMD FX-8300 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Vishera | vs | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Oct 2012 | vs | Jan 2012 |
Cores
| AMD FX-8300 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 2 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD 3000 |
Cache
| AMD FX-8300 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 8192 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD FX-8300 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ | vs | Intel Socket G2 (988B) |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | rPGA |
| Die Size | 315mm² | vs | 149mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD FX-8300 | | Intel Core i5-2450M | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 2500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3900 MHz | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.425 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 35 W |
AMD FX-8300
2379 points
Intel Core i5-2450M
2500 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8300
13205 points
Intel Core i5-2450M
5000 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8300
9153
Intel Core i5-2450M
4542
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8300
2186
Intel Core i5-2450M
2497
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8300
10599
Intel Core i5-2450M
5139
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8300
1979
Intel Core i5-2450M
2179
points - higher is better