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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700 is 3381 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $128.04 vs $265.49
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 5900% better in Cities: Skylines II than FX-6300 - 60 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 97% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than FX-6300 - $4.42 vs $128.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-6300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 16 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
1
1.6666666666666667%
Value, $/FPS
$128.04/FPS
3.4520462355513906%
Price, $
$128.04
100%
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
60
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265.49
48%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i7-12700
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
10 FPS
$129.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,299
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10 FPS
$124.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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8 FPS
$212.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699.99
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8 FPS
$250/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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1 FPS
$1999/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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1 FPS
$959.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$959.99
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1 FPS
$1449/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
24 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,449
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1 FPS
$1699/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
In Stock
10 FPS
$118.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184
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1 FPS
$1139/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 2 TB SSD
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