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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690K is 587 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 15% better in World of Warcraft than FX-8300 - 179 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing World of Warcraft than FX-8300 - $0.3 vs $0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 88 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - $47.98 vs $53.5
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4690K - 8 vs 4 threads
World of Warcraft
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53.5
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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CHUANGWEI AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W FX-8300 Bulk Package
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Haswell | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
88 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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