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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $132
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 1707 days newer than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $128.04 vs $400.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-7900X - $0.98 vs $2.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 38% better in War Thunder than FX-6300 - 181 vs 131 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-6300 - 20 vs 6 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
131
72.37569060773481%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.04
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz AM3+ Desktop Processor Boxed
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Updated 348606 minutes ago
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.21/FPS
44.34389140271493%
Price, $
$400
32%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Updated 348607 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-6300 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 6 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 17.5x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-6300 or Core i9-7900X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
47 FPS
$29.55/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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48 FPS
$25/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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