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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-7100 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-7100 is 1533 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Performs up to 19% better in Dota 2 than FX-8300 - 198 vs 166 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than FX-8300 - $70.0 vs $112.02
- Up to 48% better value when playing Dota 2 than FX-8300 - $0.35 vs $0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 51 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
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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 i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
198
100%
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$0.35/FPS
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$70
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i3-7100 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i3 |
| Vishera | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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