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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-3820 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-6300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3820 is 253 days older than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $128.04 vs $319.88
- Up to 59% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-3820 - $0.79 vs $1.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 95 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than FX-6300 - 164 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 8 vs 6 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
163
99.39024390243902%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.04
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.95/FPS
40.51282051282051%
Price, $
$319.88
40%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i7-3820
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1388.88/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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