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 2% better in Lost Ark than FX-8300 - 227 vs 223 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than FX-8300 - €77.34 vs €80.56
- Up to 6% better value when playing Lost Ark than FX-8300 - €0.34 vs €0.36 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
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
227
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.34/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €77.34 on Amazon
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Buy for €80.56 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600S | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Core i7 | Collection | FX |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |