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In short — Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE is 2187 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$83.46 vs CA$1649.99
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9980XE
- Performs up to 3% better in Monster Hunter: World than FX-8300 - 257 vs 250 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 36 vs 8 threads
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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 Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processor 999AD1
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i9-9980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-9980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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