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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 1316 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $58.02 vs $105.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than FX-6300 - 761 vs 684 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 12 vs 6 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Broadwell E |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i7-6850K
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
188 FPS
$7.39/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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193 FPS
$2.59/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$499
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