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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper FX-4300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-4300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1316 days newer than the cheaper FX-4300.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 15% better in Minecraft than FX-4300 - 689 vs 598 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-4300 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-4300
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $48.02 vs $651.07
- Up to 91% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6950X - $0.08 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
689
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
8.510638297872342%
Price, $
$651.07
7%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
598
86.79245283018868%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-4300 3.8 GHz 4 MB Cache Quad-Core CPU Processor FD4300WMW4MHK Socket AM3+
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In Stock
Updated 362952 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-4300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD FX-4300 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 19.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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