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Xeon E5-2640 vs FX-8300: Control

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In Control, the Xeon E5-2640 is same performance as the FX-8300. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.

Xeon E5-2640

No clear advantages

FX-8300

  • Is 7 months and 17 days newerOct 23, 2012 vs Mar 06, 2012
  • Is 7 months and 17 days newer
  • Can run games without a dedicated GPU using its integrated graphics
  • Can run games without a dedicated GPU using its integrated graphics

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Xeon E5-2640 vs FX-8300: Comparison of performance and price

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo

Xeon E5-2640

Mar 6th, 2012


Average FPS

245 FPS

100%

Min 1% FPS

160 FPS

100%

Price, $

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Value, $/FPS

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Xeon E5-2640 vs FX-8300 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo

Xeon E5-2640

Mar 6th, 2012


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

468

94%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

2245

100%

AMD FX-8300 Logo

FX-8300

Oct 23rd, 2012


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

499

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

1899

85%

Performance Specifications

The Xeon E5-2640 vs FX-8300 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo

Xeon E5-2640

Mar 6th, 2012


Cores

6-core

75%

L3 Cache

15 MB

100%


Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

76%

Turbo Frequency

3 GHz

77%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

MHz

AMD FX-8300 Logo

FX-8300

Oct 23rd, 2012


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

8 MB

53%


Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

100%

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1866 MHz

100%

Intel Xeon E5-2640 Logo

Xeon E5-2640

Mar 6th, 2012

AMD FX-8300 Logo

FX-8300

Oct 23rd, 2012

General
Mar 6th, 2012Release Date
Oct 23rd, 2012
MSRP
Server
Segment
Desktop
LGA2011SocketAM3+
95WPower Consumption95W
Other Features
DDR3RAM1866 MHz (DDR3)
No Integrated GraphicsIntegrated GPU
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Not OverclockableOverclock Support
Overclockable

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