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    AMD FX-8300 vs Intel Core i5-3570

    AMD FX-8300
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
    AMD FX-8300
    Intel Core i5-3570
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2012
    Intel Core i5-3570

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-8300
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      128%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8300
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      153%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8300
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      103%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8300

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3570

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 53% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8300.
    Around 28% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i5-3570

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-3570

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i5-3570
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AMD64
    AMD-V
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    Turbo Core
    HT3.1
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    TXT
    VT-x
    VT-d
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i5-3570
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameVisheravsIvy Bridge
    Release DateOct 2012vsJun 2012

    Cores

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i5-3570
    Cores8vs4
    Threads8vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2500

    Cache

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i5-3570
    L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i5-3570
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size315mm²vs133mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-8300Intel Core i5-3570
    Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs3800 MHz
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.425 Vvsunknown
    TDP95 Wvs77 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8300
      2379 points
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      3914 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8300
      13205 points
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      14008 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8300
      9153
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      9863

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8300
      2186
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      3277

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8300
      10599
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      10575

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8300
      1979
    • Intel Core i5-3570
      3095

    points - higher is better

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