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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 1707 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $112.02 vs $412.83
- Up to 70% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-7900X - $0.16 vs $0.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 14% better in Valorant than FX-8300 - 778 vs 684 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 20 vs 8 threads
Valorant
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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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
778
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
30%
Price, $
$412.83
27%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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