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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4790 is 555 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-4790 - $112.02 vs $135.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 30% better in War Thunder than FX-8300 - 169 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing War Thunder than FX-8300 - $0.8 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 84 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
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 i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
82%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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