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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 1808 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $112.02 vs $208.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-8700K - $0.73 vs $1.02 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 32% better in Rust than FX-8300 - 203 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Core i7-8700K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
63 FPS
$23.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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