FX-8300 vs Core i7-12700KF - How Many FPS Canada

Prices and Stock

AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa Core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX) Packaging may vary

Prices and Stock
MSRP $384

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF 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 i7-12700KF is 3299 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.

Advantages of FX-8300

Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - CA$207.92 vs CA$279.00
Up to 5% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-12700KF - CA$1.44 vs CA$1.52 per FPS
Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

Performs up to 27% better in Battlefield 2042 than FX-8300 - 183 vs 144 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 20 vs 8 threads

This is a free version of Battlefield 2042.

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

FPS

144

79%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.44/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$207.92

100%

Value Winner

AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa Core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX) Packaging may vary

Buy for CA$207.92 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 158 minutes ago

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

FPS

183

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.52/FPS

95%

Price, CA$

CA$279

74%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for CA$279 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 158 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

1920 x 1080

Ultra

157

FPS

106

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

322

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

229

FPS

188

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

919

FPS

684

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

220

FPS

155

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Single-Core

455

18%

Multi-Core

1731

13%

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

FX-8300	vs	Core i7-12700KF
Oct 23rd, 2012	Release Date	Nov 4th, 2021
FX	Collection	Core i7
Vishera	Codename	Alder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	12
8	Threads	20
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	5.0 GHz
95 W	TDP	125 W
32 nm	Process Size	10 nm
16.5x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes