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In short — Core i9-7940X 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 i9-7940X is 1774 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $112.02 vs $397.83
- Up to 70% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-7940X - $0.69 vs $2.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than FX-8300 - 171 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 28 vs 8 threads
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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 i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8300 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 16.5x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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