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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $132
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 1896 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $98.04 vs $140.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 10% better in F1 22 than FX-6300 - 277 vs 252 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 - 12 vs 6 threads
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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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
Ultra High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i7-8700
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
2 FPS
$694.44/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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134 FPS
$6.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$859.99
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49 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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43 FPS
$41.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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98 FPS
$25.5/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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