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In short — Pentium G3250 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3250 is 636 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Performs up to 1% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than FX-8300 - 227 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8300 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 44% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - CA$66.77 vs CA$120.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 8 vs 2 threads
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Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3.3 GHz Eight-Core 8M Processor Socket AM3+ CPU 95W Bulk Package FX-8300
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | FX |
| Haswell | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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