Buy on Amazon
$112.02
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 587 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 20% better in Grand Theft Auto V than FX-8300 - 127 vs 106 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than FX-8300 - $53.0 vs $112.02
- Up to 60% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than FX-8300 - $0.42 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
Buy for $112.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 167 minutes ago
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
Buy for $53 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 168 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
