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AMD FX-6300 Six- vs Intel i7-4790 vs i7-8700 vs i7-11700

All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 39796 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD FX-6300 Six-Core×Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz×Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz×Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $96.5 - BUY $145.05 - BUY $254.99 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3+FCLGA1150FCLGA1151-2FCLGA1200
CPU ClassDesktopDesktopDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.1 GHzUp to 4.0 GHzUp to 4.6 GHzUp to 4.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores6 (in 3 physical modules)4 (Threads: 8)6 (Threads: 12)8 (Threads: 16)
CacheL1: 480KB, L2: 12.0MB, L3: 8MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 8MBL1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 12MBL1: 640KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 16MB
TDP95W84W65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$15.33$11.86$11.86
OtherIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 750
First Seen on ChartQ4 2012Q2 2014Q4 2017Q1 2021
# of Samples1215714334111602145
CPU Value72.775.388.281.2
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1487(-54.5%)2229(-31.8%)2634(-19.4%)3266(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)4216(-79.6%)7266(-64.9%)12794(-38.2%)20710(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
4,216
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
7,266
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz
12,794
Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz
20,710
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
72.7
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
75.3
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz
88.2
Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz
81.2
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
1,487
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz
2,229
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz
2,634
Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz
3,266
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz
Max TDP95W84W65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANANANA
Running cost per dayNANANANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANANANA
Running cost per yearNANANANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.