Intel Core i5 3570K vs AMD FX 6300

older Released April, 2012

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3570K

Has a built-in GPU

Yes

older Released October, 2012

AMD FX 6300

3.5 GHz
Hexa core
Unlocked

We're putting two of the best midrange CPUs from rivals Intel and AMD against each other to see which one has better performance. Which will prevail: the Intel Core i5 3570k or the AMD FX 6300? Let's take a closer look at their spec sheet.

First is the 3570K; a 3.4 GHz quad core with a 6MB cache. Part of the K series, it was designed to overclock and it's capable of pushing up to 4.68 GHz on air cooling alone. It also packs an HD 4000 for decent integrated graphics.In contrast is the FX 6300, with a not-so-common six cores (otherwise known as a hexa core!) It has a higher speed of 3.5 GHz, larger 8MB cache, and can stably overclock to 4.79 Ghz. On the downside, it doesn't come with integrated graphics; either purchase a discrete chip, or look for a motherboard with onboard video hardware.

Benchmarks reveal tough competition between these 2 processors. The 3570K leads by 1,000 points in the 3DMark and Geekbench tests. On the other hand, the FX 6300 scored a solid 7,541 points in PassMark's overclocked benchmark, which is an outstanding 2,100 point advantage over the Intel chip.

In conclusion, these procies are solid offerings from both camps. But since the Intel Core i5 3570K is twice the price of its competition, the AMD FX 6300 is recommended as the smarter choice. Just be sure to invest the dollars that you save to buy a good graphics card.

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 3570K

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Has a built-in GPU

Yes

Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required

Reasons to consider the
AMD FX 6300

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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD FX 6300 vs the Intel Core i5 3570K.

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K

10,311

FX 6300

7,871

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K

3,213

FX 6300

2,053

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K

2,650,000 MB/s

FX 6300

2,290,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K

10,832

FX 6300

7,447

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i5 3570K

11,824

FX 6300

8,232

GeekBench

Core i5 3570K

15,009

FX 6300

9,503

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i5 3570K

7,152

FX 6300

6,444

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i5 3570K

2,012

FX 6300

1,446

Core i5 3570K		vs	FX 6300

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summary	Core i5 3570K	FX 6300
Clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
Cores	Quad core	Hexa core
Socket type
LGA 1155
AM3+
Is unlocked	Yes	Yes
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
SSE4
XOP
AVX
SSE3
EM64T
SSE
ABM
BMI1
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
Supplemental SSE3
AES
TBM
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	None
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	N/A
Latest DirectX	10.x	N/A
Number of displays supported	3	N/A
GPU clock speed	650 MHz	N/A
Turbo clock speed	1,150 MHz	N/A
3DMark06	5,339.9	N/A

details	Core i5 3570K	FX 6300
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	4	6
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core	1 MB/core
L3 cache	6 MB	8 MB
L3 cache per core	1.5 MB/core	1.33 MB/core
Manufacture process	22 nm	32 nm
Transistor count	1,400,000,000	1,200,000,000
Max CPUs	1	1
Clock multiplier	34	20
Operating temperature	Unknown - 67.4°C	Unknown - 62.5°C
overclocking
Overclock popularity	470	82
Overclock review score	4	0.8
Overclocked clock speed	4.59 GHz	4.75 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	4.71 GHz	4.82 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked)	5,406.6	7,541
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	4.59 GHz	4.75 GHz
power consumption
TDP	77W	95W
Annual home energy cost	38.81 $/year	22.89 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	106 $/year	83.22 $/year
Performance per watt	4.69 pt/W	9.84 pt/W
Typical power consumption	107.5W	77.19W
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s	29,866.66 MB/s

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Showing 25 comments.

Guest (12:09 PM, May 26, 2016)

We are discussing price difference and performance gain, don't change subjects. The FX6300 costs on avarage almost half of what the 6600K does, and with a little overclocking you can get the same performance and shift the cost elsewhere (better gpu, higher speed ram, whavever).

Ericson (04:13 PM, April 22, 2016)

Im in the US. Why would i care about other countries prices? Anyway. The FX6300 is only 89.99USD$ here. Theres no need to buy CPU's or PC hardware on amazon when there are others stores selling it for cheaper prices.

Guest (10:03 AM, April 22, 2016)

I'm in Spain. Amazon.es links: -FX 6300: https://www.amazon.es/AMD-FX-6300-Procesador-Socket-Full/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461319234&sr=8-1&keywords=fx6300 95€ which is about 107$ -i5 6600K: https://www.amazon.es/Intel-BX80662I56600K-Procesador-Skylake-socket/dp/B010T6DCBS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461319247&sr=8-1&keywords=+i5+6600K 233€ which is about 262$ Checks out for the rest of europe.

Ericson (09:44 PM, April 21, 2016)

In what country? In japan? Here in the US, the 4690K is at 199.99USD$ at microcenter, and the i5 6600K at 209.99USD$.

Guest (06:44 PM, April 20, 2016)

Pulling the prices from amazon, half a year later, the FX 6300 stands at 95€ and the 4690K stands at 247€. That's a 152€ difference, definitely not exaggeration.

Guest (03:55 PM, November 8, 2015)

Actually the FX isn't bottlenecking my 970 in the least.

Ericson (07:14 PM, October 30, 2015)

There is no i5 with 8 threads in existance.

Ericson (07:13 PM, October 30, 2015)

Not even the i5 4690K is 140$ more than the FX 6300. That is exaggeration

Ericson (06:44 PM, October 30, 2015)

Now try using a 970 or 980 with those CPU and see how the FX will bottleneck those cards.

madara uchiha (06:50 AM, September 9, 2015)

So? and after market CPU is cheap

ailouros1982 . (05:15 PM, June 23, 2015)

sure... here.. http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-AMD-FX-9590

nimo (06:26 PM, June 20, 2015)

which one is better between i7 5960x and fx 9590? will you please help me to select...

luk72 (11:37 AM, June 2, 2015)

"Yes the Intel 3570k is faster but is it a $100 faster?? NO!!" - it is right comment. I buy AMD FX-6300 because is cheaper and able to use to all typical apps (ie. cad apps too) and games (my comp. costs 500 usd) . If someone need to play with nevest games or use proffessional graphics/music soft must achive not only cpu but everything else for real money.

ailouros1982 . (08:13 PM, May 1, 2015)

Here's a screenshot btween 2 cpus that i own. As you see, intel performs better even at multicore tasks, not just in single cores! As you can see, If i overclock my i5-750 to an almost equal frequency (4,1 GHz) with my FX-6300 (4,3GHZ) it performs much better!! I cant imagine the newer i5-3570K overclocked at he SAME frequency with the FX-6300 how much better will perform!!

phenomgamer (04:00 AM, April 30, 2015)

intel is better just in single cores and by a little....amd is the winner, for the price....it´s money better invested....

phenomgamer (03:58 AM, April 30, 2015)

you must be an intel user....

LiquidPanic (06:54 AM, April 24, 2015)

There are no 4 core hyperthreaded i5 CPUs.

average guy (04:26 PM, April 18, 2015)

the main question is"what if i only have 100$ to spend on cpu" which would win then ?

Carlos Tostes (07:36 PM, April 1, 2015)

intel i5 3570K has 4 cores and 8 threads no 4 as you described!

Otto Knabe (08:35 AM, March 2, 2015)

If you overclock the fx 6300 to 4,7 Ghz, it will hardly reach 170 watts. That isn't a reason to buy a 1600 watt psu instead of a 650 one... Only if you want to install dual 295X2, but that is another story ;)

Сергей (09:36 PM, February 23, 2015)

FX beats i3 only in multythreaded benchmarks, loaded 6(!!) cores at once. Most people don't load so many cores at the same time, i3 is better at quad core applications and MUCH better at dual\single core apps. Also, you ever wondered why they showed so few gaming benchamrks in this video? see more and you'll see what I mean. Also, 4-th gen i3 consumes about 25 watts less on idle, which means it's a signficantly cheaper processr than FX 6300

Сергей (09:30 PM, February 23, 2015)

errr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXPK9doyMLg

alex190291 (10:28 AM, February 7, 2015)

this is not about compairing a 6core to a 2core cpu. it is a compairsion between 2 low-end CPUs. no matter how many cores they have. and in the low-end amd is way better than intel. BTW: technically the fx6300 isnt even a full 6core CPU. Its more like a 3 Core CPU because every core module has only one floating-point-coprocessor which is important to gaming.

Aleksandar Acimovic (07:28 AM, February 5, 2015)

I am using pc for gaming and video editing, and so far from my experience, intel beats amd, especualy in these 2 cpus. I have both cpus, fx 6300 is slower in gaming and video editing for me. Example i need more then 60minutes to render 2hr mpeg2 video file, but i5 3570k does the job for 40-50minutes. That is a big difference when i have to edit 10+ hrs. of video material. Plus in games i play WoT, BF3 BF4 and some few more, also i5 beats this fx, games run much smoother. That is just me experience, i dont know was it because i maybe bought bad amd cpu, bad factory made, or bad mobo (asus A97 chipset) but i saw this as a waste of money. Haters, relax. ;P

Captain Obvious (10:52 AM, January 7, 2015)

Don't forget a good power supply. You dont want your overclocking to go bad.

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