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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 1316 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 5% better in Rocket League than FX-8300 - 709 vs 673 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $47.98 vs $145.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-6900K - $0.07 vs $0.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
673
94.92242595204513%
Value, $/FPS
$0.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.98
100%
Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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