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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3299 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $128.04 vs $376.99
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 7200% better in Cities: Skylines II than FX-6300 - 73 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 96% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than FX-6300 - $5.16 vs $128.04 per FPS
- 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
1.36986301369863%
Value, $/FPS
$128.04/FPS
4.029990627928773%
Price, $
$128.04
100%
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
73
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$376.99
33%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i9-12900K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3080
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Core i9-12900K
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