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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 1808 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $74.04 vs $208.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-8700K - $0.39 vs $1.09 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than FX-6300 - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 12 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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 Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i7-8700K
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
2 FPS
$694.44/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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3 FPS
$400/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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86 FPS
$17.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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