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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900 outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3360 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - $128.04 vs $458.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 6600% better in Cities: Skylines II than FX-6300 - 67 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 95% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than FX-6300 - $6.84 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 - 24 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
1.4925373134328357%
Value, $/FPS
$128.04/FPS
5.342080599812559%
Price, $
$128.04
100%
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
67
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$458
27%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 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 i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i9-12900
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
8 FPS
$162.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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15 FPS
$140.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,109
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16 FPS
$124.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999
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15 FPS
$173.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,599.99
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8 FPS
$210.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,686.26
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15 FPS
$111.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,669
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8 FPS
$162.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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15 FPS
$119.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,790
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15 FPS
$159.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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1 FPS
$1199/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199
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