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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 1316 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than FX-6300 - 201 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $74.04 vs $120.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Control than Core i7-6900K - $0.37 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 17.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or FX-6300
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
9 FPS
$154.32/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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11 FPS
$109.09/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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