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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $539
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900K is 3066 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - $112.0 vs $253.99
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 416% better in League of Legends than FX-8300 - 294 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 56% better value when playing League of Legends than FX-8300 - $0.86 vs $1.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very 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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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
294
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$253.99
44%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8300 or Core i9-11900K
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
272 FPS
$7.79/FPS
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Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
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32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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279 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$12.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$7.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
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