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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-990X is 607 days older than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-4300 - 123 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$36.09 vs CA$339.58
- Up to 89% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-990X - CA$0.3 vs CA$2.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
123
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.76/FPS
10.869565217391305%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
10%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
121
98.3739837398374%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$36.09
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.8 GHz 4M 95W Socket AM3+
Buy for CA$36.09 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5620 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Gulftown | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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