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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K 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 i7-6850K is 1316 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than FX-8300 - 761 vs 684 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - €74.94 vs €179.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-6850K - €0.11 vs €0.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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AMD FD8300WMHKBOX Octa-Core "Vishera" FX-8300 BOX Prozessor, Basistakt: 3.30GHz schwarz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or FX-8300
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
187 FPS
€5.34/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-8300
8 GB, 500 GB HDD
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