Key Differences
In short — FX-8300 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 FX-8300 and the cheaper FX-4300 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Performs up to 1% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than FX-4300 - 152 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 57% cheaper than FX-8300 - $48.02 vs $112.02
- Up to 57% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than FX-8300 - $0.32 vs $0.74 per FPS
Horizon Zero Dawn
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AMD FX-8300 | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
FX | Collection | FX |
Vishera | Codename | Vishera |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |