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In short, we have a clear winner — FX-8300 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing FX-8300 is 653 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $112.02 vs $191.98
- Up to 42% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-2600 - $0.59 vs $1.02 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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)
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Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Core i7-2600
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
33 FPS
$27.27/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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