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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 1896 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 5 than FX-8300 - 212 vs 184 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $112.02 vs $200.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-8700 - $0.61 vs $0.94 per FPS
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or FX-8300
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$9.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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111 FPS
$6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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58 FPS
$21.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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84 FPS
$29.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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