Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6850K is 1316 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $81.91 vs $84.08
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 15% better in World of Warcraft than FX-8300 - 179 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing World of Warcraft than FX-8300 - $0.52 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
179
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.52/FPS
100%
Price, €
€93.33
97%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
FX | Collection | Core i7 |
Vishera | Codename | Broadwell E |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |