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Core i7-6800K vs FX-8300

Core i7-6800K vs FX-8300: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6800K

3.4 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)

Buy for $90 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73856 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-8300

3.3 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8300 Logo
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)

Buy for $106.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73854 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6800K

3.4 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)

Buy for $90 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73856 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-8300

3.3 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-8300 Logo
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)

Buy for $106.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73854 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6800K outperforms the more expensive FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6800K is 1316 days newer than the more expensive FX-8300.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K

  • Performs up to 12% better in Lost Ark than FX-8300 - 250 vs 223 FPS
  • Up to 15% cheaper than FX-8300 - $90.0 vs $106.06
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of AMD FX-8300

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 95 vs 140 Watts
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

250

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$90

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)

Buy for $90 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73856 minutes ago

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


FPS

223

89.2%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$106.06

84%

AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)

Buy for $106.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73854 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1224

100%

Multi-Core

5661

100%

AMD FX-8300 Logo
FX-8300

Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012


Single-Core

455

37.173202614379086%

Multi-Core

1731

30.5776364599894%

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo

Intel Core i7-6800K

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AMD FX-8300

May 31st, 2016
Release DateOct 23rd, 2012
Core i7CollectionFX
Broadwell-ECodenameVishera
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12
Threads8
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
140 WTDP
95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
34.0x
Multiplier16.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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