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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-7100 outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-7100 is 1533 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100
- Performs up to 24% better in Dirt 5 than FX-8300 - 174 vs 140 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than FX-8300 - $70.0 vs $112.02
- Up to 50% better value when playing Dirt 5 than FX-8300 - $0.4 vs $0.8 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 i3-7100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-7100 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor 3M Cache,3.90 GHz (BX80677I37100)
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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 High
Core i3-7100
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7100 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.9 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 |
39.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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