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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-960 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 i7-960 is 1099 days older than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $112.0 vs $220.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-960 - $0.63 vs $1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-960 - 95 vs 130 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-960 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20th, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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