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In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 981 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $81.91 vs $94.32
- Up to 6% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-6700 - $0.59 vs $0.63 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 8% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than FX-8300 - 166 vs 154 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
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 Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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