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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 1316 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - CA$66.77 vs CA$389.99
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 25% better in Dead Island 2 than FX-8300 - 147 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 16 vs 8 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W Bulk Package FX-8300
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Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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