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In short, we have a clear winner — Xeon E5-1660 v4 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Xeon E5-1660 v4 is 1336 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
- Performs up to 1900% better in Cities: Skylines II than FX-8300 - 20 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 83% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than FX-8300 - $14.3 vs $86.08 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 70% cheaper than Xeon E5-1660 v4 - $77.55 vs $257.64
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 - 95 vs 140 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
20
100%
Value, €/FPS
€14.3/FPS
100%
Price, €
€285.98
30%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Xeon E5-1660 V4 Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3OEM Pack
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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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Xeon E5-1660 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 20th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | FX |
| Broadwell | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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