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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700F is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - CA$59.57 vs CA$339.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Control than Core i7-12700F - CA$0.3 vs CA$1.65 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 4% better in Control than FX-6300 - 206 vs 199 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 20 vs 6 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
199
96%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$59.57
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-6300 CPU Used 6-Core 6-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 8M 95W Socket AM3+
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
206
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.65/FPS
18%
Price, CA$
CA$339
17%
FPS Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
Buy for CA$339 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i7-12700F
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
89 FPS
CA$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
CA$18.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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131 FPS
CA$18.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
CA$20.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,544.11
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59 FPS
CA$19.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,166.21
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156 FPS
CA$17.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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156 FPS
CA$13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,150.19
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59 FPS
CA$29.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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77 FPS
CA$32.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$2,499.99
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96 FPS
CA$20.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,989.09
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