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Key Differences
In short — FX-8300 outperforms Xeon E5-2420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing FX-8300 is 162 days newer than Xeon E5-2420.
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Performs up to 12% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Xeon E5-2420 - 48 vs 43 FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
48
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E5-2420
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 2.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
19.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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