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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3381 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 36% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than FX-8300 - 122 vs 90 FPS
- Up to 15% cheaper than FX-8300 - $94.98 vs $112.02
- Up to 37% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than FX-8300 - $0.78 vs $1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 58 vs 95 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or FX-8300
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
$13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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42 FPS
$21.68/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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