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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X 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 i7-990X is 607 days older than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 3% better in HITMAN 2 than FX-8300 - 114 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $106.06 vs $178.02
- Up to 38% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i7-990X - $0.96 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 95 vs 130 Watts
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
114
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
61.53846153846153%
Price, $
$178.02
59%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
111
97.36842105263158%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.06
100%
Value Winner
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 2381 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Gulftown | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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