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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3930K outperforms the cheaper FX-8350 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8350 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3930K is 344 days older than the cheaper FX-8350.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3930K
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than FX-8350 - 614 vs 603 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8350 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i7-3930K - $182.02 vs $280.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-3930K - $0.3 vs $0.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-3930K - 125 vs 130 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
614
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
65.21739130434781%
Price, $
$280
65%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz 12 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73930K
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In Stock
Updated 74 minutes ago
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
603
98.2084690553746%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$182.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-8350 FX8350 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX 4GHz 8MB 8 cores
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In Stock
Updated 74 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3930K | vs | AMD FX-8350 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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