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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)0.190.170.130.13
Running cost per day$0.048$0.042$0.033$0.033
Power consumption per year (kWh)69.361.347.547.5
Running cost per year$17.34$15.33$11.86$11.86
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.