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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-2130 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-2130 is 415 days older than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2130 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2130
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 6 than FX-8300 - 93 vs 91 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than FX-8300 - $27.98 vs $106.06
- Up to 74% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than FX-8300 - $0.3 vs $1.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
91
97.84946236559139%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
25.641025641025646%
Price, $
$106.06
26%
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 i3-2130
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$27.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-2130 Dual-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32130
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Updated 182 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i3-2130
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i3-2130 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| FX | Collection | Core i3 |
| Vishera | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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