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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-940 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-940 is 1436 days older than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 33% cheaper than FX-8300 - €49.0 vs €73.57
- Up to 33% better value when playing Rust than FX-8300 - €0.32 vs €0.48 per FPS
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 95 vs 130 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
22.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or FX-8300
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
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