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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9940X outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9940X is 2187 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9940X
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 4 than FX-6300 - 312 vs 296 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 28 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-9940X - €49.68 vs €499.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-9940X - €0.17 vs €1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-9940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
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Intel Core i9-9940X X-series Prozessor (19,25M Cache, bis zu 4,50 GHz)
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LANCHY AMD FX-Serie FX-6300 CPU verwendet 6-Core 6-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,5 GHz 8M 95W Sockel AM3+
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Core i9-9940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9940X | vs | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | FX |
| Skylake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 6 |
28 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 17.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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