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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $132
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3960X outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3960X is 344 days older than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than FX-6300 - 203 vs 196 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $65.0 vs $350.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-3960X - $0.33 vs $1.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 95 vs 130 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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AMD FX-Series FX-6300 FX6300 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 pin FD6300WMW6KHK FD6300WMHKBOX 3.5GHz 8MB 6 cores
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 17.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-3960X or FX-6300
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
1 FPS
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GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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