Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4930K outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-4930K is 313 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-4930K - 95 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4930K
- Performs up to 3% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than FX-8300 - 121 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than FX-8300 - $89.95 vs $112.02
- Up to 22% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than FX-8300 - $0.74 vs $0.95 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-4930K |
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Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
FX | Collection | Core i7 |
Vishera | Codename | Ivy Bridge E |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
16.5x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |