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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3381 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 19% better in Overwatch 2 than FX-8300 - 379 vs 318 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than FX-8300 - $94.98 vs $112.02
- Up to 29% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than FX-8300 - $0.25 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 58 vs 95 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
379
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i3 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Core i3-12100F
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
91 FPS
$8.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$910.6/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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