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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5930K outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5930K is 678 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $48.02 vs $549.95
- Up to 91% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i7-5930K - $0.19 vs $2.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Performs up to 2% better in Monster Hunter: World than FX-4300 - 254 vs 250 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
250
98.4251968503937%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
254
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
8.755760368663596%
Price, $
$549.95
8%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Updated 139 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Haswell E |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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