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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-8300 outperforms the cheaper FX-8350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-8300 is 1940 days newer than the cheaper FX-8350.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Performs up to 19% better in Grand Theft Auto V than FX-8350 - 127 vs 107 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than FX-8350 - $1.57 vs $1.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 62 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - $185.0 vs $199.99
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 8 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-8300 3.7GHz 8MB Coffee Lake Boxed Desktop Processor
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AMD FD8350FRHKWOX FX-8350 Octa-core (8 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+ - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4.20 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 125 W (AMDFD8350FRHKWOX)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | AMD FX-8350 |
|---|---|---|
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 | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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