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In short — Core i3-7300 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Core i3-7300 is 1533 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 3 than FX-8300 - 138 vs 121 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
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i3-7300 - $112.02 vs $129.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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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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Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300 | 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 |
4.0 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 |
40.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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