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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 3381 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $77.55 vs $176.89
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 37% better in World of Warcraft than FX-8300 - 212 vs 155 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
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AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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Intel® Core™ i7-12700 Desktop Processor 25MB Cache up to 4.90GHz
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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