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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-12900F is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$83.46 vs CA$761.99
- Up to 88% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-12900F - CA$0.6 vs CA$5.01 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 9% better in Metro Exodus than FX-8300 - 152 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 24 vs 8 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
139
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$83.46
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W Bulk Package FX-8300
Buy for CA$83.46 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 166 minutes ago
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
152
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.01/FPS
11%
Price, CA$
CA$761.99
10%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core I9-12900F
Buy for CA$761.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 165 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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