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The FX-8300 is at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-9900K, it's also the same value for money, as it's only $251.30 cheaper!

Advantages of the FX-8300

  • Up to 72% cheaper$95.55 vs $346.85

Advantages of the Core i9-9900K

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 8 threads

FX-8300 vs Core i9-9900K for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

FX-8300 vs Core i9-9900K in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The FX-8300 vs Core i9-9900K in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-8300 Logo

FX-8300

Oct 23rd, 2012


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

460

27%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1728

21%

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo

Core i9-9900K

Oct 19th, 2018


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1703

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

8060

100%

Performance Specifications

The FX-8300 vs Core i9-9900K in core CPU performance specifications

AMD FX-8300 Logo

FX-8300

Oct 23rd, 2012


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

8 MB

50%


Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

92%

Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

84%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1866 MHz

70%

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo

Core i9-9900K

Oct 19th, 2018


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

16 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

AMD FX-8300 Logo

FX-8300

Specifications

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Intel Core i9-9900K Logo

Core i9-9900K

General
Oct 23rd, 2012Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Not AvailableMSRP$488.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1151
VisheraCodenameCoffee Lake
95 WPower Consumption95 W
Performance
8Cores8
8Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Frequency
5.0 GHz
8 MBL3 Cache
16 MB
Other Features
DDR3 @ 1866 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 2666 MHz
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

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