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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8300 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 i3-8300 is 1940 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 12% better in Ready or Not than FX-8300 - 263 vs 234 FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 62 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $112.02 vs $199.99
- Up to 37% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i3-8300 - $0.48 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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