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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 981 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $74.04 vs $129.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-6700 - $0.47 vs $0.75 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 10% better in No Man's Sky than FX-6300 - 173 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i7-6700
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
87 FPS
$9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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1 FPS
$1388.88/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
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2 FPS
$600/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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77 FPS
$10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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