In Helldivers 2, the Xeon E5-1620 is slightly slower than the FX-8300 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $126 more expensive!
Xeon E5-1620
No clear advantages
FX-8300
- Up to 1% faster in Helldivers 2 – 190 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 1% faster in Helldivers 2
- Is 7 months and 17 days newer – Oct 23, 2012 vs Mar 06, 2012
- Is 7 months and 17 days newer
- Up to 54% cheaper – $106.06 vs $232.12
- Up to 54% cheaper
- Up to 55% better value in Helldivers 2 – $0.55 vs $1.22/FPS
- Up to 55% better value in Helldivers 2
- Consumes up to 27% less energy – 95 vs 130 Watts
- Consumes up to 27% less energy
- Can run games without a dedicated GPU using its integrated graphics
- Can run games without a dedicated GPU using its integrated graphics
Helldivers 2 FPS Calculator
Xeon E5-1620 vs FX-8300: Comparison of performance and price
Xeon E5-1620
Mar 6th, 2012
Average FPS
189 FPS
99%
Min 1% FPS
132 FPS
100%
Price, $
$232.12
45%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
45%
![Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 Quad-core [4 Core] 3.50 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3](https://howmanyfps.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/static/cpus/B01EA1QY04.jpg)
FX-8300
Oct 23rd, 2012
Average FPS
190 FPS
100%
Min 1% FPS
132 FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.06
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Synthetic Benchmarks
The Xeon E5-1620 vs FX-8300 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Xeon E5-1620 vs FX-8300 in core CPU performance specifications
Xeon E5-1620
Mar 6th, 2012
Cores
4-core
50%
L3 Cache
10 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
97%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
FX-8300
Oct 23rd, 2012
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
80%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
92%
Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1866 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of core specifications
Xeon E5-1620 Mar 6th, 2012 | SpecificationsComparison of core specifications | FX-8300 Oct 23rd, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Mar 6th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| – | MSRP | – |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| LGA2011 | Socket | AM3+ |
| 130W | Power Consumption | 95W |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | 1866 MHz (DDR3) |
| No Integrated Graphics | Integrated GPU | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Not Overclockable | Overclock Support | Overclockable |
