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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-6300 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-6300 is 1043 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Performs up to 10% better in Hogwarts Legacy than FX-8300 - 85 vs 77 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than FX-8300 - $91.64 vs $112.02
- Up to 26% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than FX-8300 - $1.08 vs $1.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 51 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
85
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.64
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i3-6300 Dual Core Processor 3.8GHz LGA1151 BX80662I36300
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6300 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Skylake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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