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In short — Core i5-7640X 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 i5-7640X is 1707 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7640X
- Performs up to 8% better in Halo Infinite than FX-8300 - 164 vs 152 FPS
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - $112.02 vs $250.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-7640X - $0.74 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-7640X - 95 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 8 vs 4 threads
Halo Infinite
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
Intel Core i5-7640X X-Series Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 112W
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7640X | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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