Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-1680 v2 outperforms FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-1680 v2 is 322 days newer than FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
- Performs up to 2% better in Sons Of The Forest than FX-8300 - 93 vs 91 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 - 95 vs 130 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Xeon E5-1680 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 10th, 2013
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | FX |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
