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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 1896 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $48.02 vs $200.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-8700 - $0.25 vs $0.97 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 8% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-4300 - 206 vs 190 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-4300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-4300 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-4300 or Core i7-8700
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
68 FPS
$12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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47 FPS
$18.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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81 FPS
$8.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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1 FPS
$1249/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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39 FPS
$64.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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