Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5930K outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-5930K is 678 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Performs up to 146% better in League of Legends than FX-8300 - 140 vs 57 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $47.98 vs $549.95
- Up to 79% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-5930K - $0.84 vs $3.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 95 vs 140 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
140
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.93/FPS
21.374045801526716%
Price, $
$549.95
8%
FPS Winner
Buy for $549.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 362875 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
57
40.714285714285715%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.98
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $47.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 362874 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5930K | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
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Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Core i7 | Collection | FX |
Haswell E | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |