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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900 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 i9-10900 is 2746 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i9-10900 - $128.04 vs $299.98
- Up to 54% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10900 - $1.17 vs $2.52 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900
- Performs up to 9% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-6300 - 119 vs 109 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 - 20 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-6300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
109
91.59663865546219%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.04
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.52/FPS
46.42857142857142%
Price, $
$299.98
42%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900 Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i9-10900
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i9-10900
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
7 FPS
$198.41/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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8 FPS
$150/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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