Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-2600S outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-2600S is 653 days older than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-8300 - 192 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than FX-8300 - €77.34 vs €80.56
- Up to 5% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-8300 - €0.4 vs €0.42 per 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
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
192
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600S |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
FX | Collection | Core i7 |
Vishera | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |